Thirteen members of the Richmond Greys, a volunteer militia from that city, pose for a photograph in 1859.

 Thirteen members of the Richmond Greys, a volunteer militia from that city, pose for a photograph in 1859. This image is believed to have been made in Charles Town, Virginia (later West Virginia), where the Greys had been dispatched to help with security during the execution of John Brown.



Actor John Wilkes Booth left the Richmond Theater where he was performing and managed to buy a uniform from the Greys and secure a spot amidst them during the hanging.  Encyclopedia Virginia

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