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Paintings of Prison Life at Point Lookout by a Captive Confederate

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 26, 2021  4 Comments on Paintings of Prison Life at Point Lookout by a Captive Confederate

John Jacob Omenhausser was born in 1832 in Philadelphia to a German immigrant family. When the Civil War began he was living in Richmond, Virginia….

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