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Bridgeport in the Civil War

During the Civil War, thousands of men were called to arms throughout northern cities. Bridgeport and the surrounding area banded together to support the Union cause through supplying the army with soldiers and goods.
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Bird's Eye View of Bridgeport
Detail of Bird's Eye View of Bridgeport
Musket Ball
The Old Flag
Detail of The Old Flag
Daguerrotype of a Soldier
Wilson and Wheeler Lithograph
Detail of Howe Sewing Machine
Stereocard of Sewing Machine Wheels
Inside the Wheeler and Wilson Factory
Lithograph of Lincoln
Funeral Obsequies of Abraham Lincoln
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