Title	Rueben Patterson and Mary Gardner Patterson photograph
Description	African American Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson. Reuben accompanied his master's son, Col. Josiah Patterson, 5th Ala. Cav. Regt., CSA, throughout the Civil War. Rueben Patterson traveled from Florence, Alabama, to attend a Confederate veterans' reunion. He proudly wore his Confederate uniform for the picture.
Date	1924
Place of original	Memphis (Tenn.)
Location Digitized	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
ID#	shel045
Digital type	Image
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