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Gulager, Charles, 1826-1898

 Person

Biographical Note

Charles Gulager, an artist and Union cavalryman, was born on August 7, 1826. Best known for his paintings of naval and coastal subjects, Gulager lived in Philadelphia prior to the Civil War, and his paintings were exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1860. During the Civil War, Gulager was a private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He died on December 1, 1898, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Gulager Sketchbook

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2001_042_FenwickCW_GulagerSketchbook

Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-042
Abstract

This Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection is a small collection of American Civil War-related materials, containing the correspondence of John Newton Smith, a private in Company I, 13th Virginia Cavalry and the sketchbook of Charles Gulager, a private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The materials were collected by Fenwick family members.

Dates: c.1861-1865

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Digital Record 2
Collection 1
 
Subject
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1