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Manuscript Collections Rion Family. Photographs
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Rion Family. Photographs, circa 1860. 4 copy prints, 2 35mm film negative strips. Location: MISC:R, E:65. Collection contains two unique portraits (copy prints of cartes-de-visite) of James Henry Rion and Preston Rion. James Henry Rion (1828-1886) served as colonel of the 6th South Carolina Volunteers Infantry Regiment and later served as major and eventually lieutenant colonel of the 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion during the Civil War. His son, Preston Rion (1852-1922), was postmaster of Winnsboro, South Carolina. Mss. 4549.
Manuscript Number
4549
Manuscript Topic
Civil War
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1860
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