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Famous artillery redoubt, Seven Pines Battlefield, Henrico County, Virginia, circa 1907-1914

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Alternate title:Famous artillery redoubt, Seven Pines Battlefield
Summary:Famous artillery redoubt, Seven Pines Battlefield, Henrico County, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks. Caption reads: "The scene of furious hand-to-hand fighting May 31st, 1862. Manned by companies of heavy artillery from N.Y. and R.I., it was charged again and again by N. and S. Carolina regiments, and finally captured. Col. Bailey and Maj. Ramsey were killed and 6 brass cannon were taken." Postcard number: Series A.
Provider:A.T. Brown Press
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:New York
Place of origin – Settlement:Buffalo
Temporal subject: 1901-1910
1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Virginia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Henrico County
Topical subjects:United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862
Battlefields
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
War, Military
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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