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Gov. Francis T. Nicholls in Confederate Uniform

A brigadier general in the Confederate Army, Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls lost an arm and a leg in Civil War battles. He served two nonconsecutive terms as governor of Louisiana and was chief justice of the state supreme court.

Gov. Francis T. Nicholls in Confederate Uniform

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Gov. Francis T. Nicholls in Confederate Uniform. Unidentified

Additional Data

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Collection Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Date 1861 to 1865
Copyright Public Domain
Disclaimer The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities believes this image to be in the public domain and knows of no restrictions on publication.