Sergeant George R. Shebbeard In Wagon

Shebbeard was a wounded, handicapped Union Army veteran from the Civil War, and here is shown in his wagon. Written in pencil around the perimeter: "71 yrs old, 23 yrs helpless. 15-1/2 years living in the wagon, 26 inches wide, never gets tired. Sgt. G.W.R. Shepheard c/o 636 Pugil [?]"

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