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Artist's depiction of the defense of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1951-1971

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Alternate title:Defense of Marye's Heights, Dec. 13, 1862
Summary:Artist's depiction of the defense of Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1951-1971. Caption reads: "Defense of Marye's Heights, Dec. 13, 1862. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Va. National Park Service. This painting, located in the National Cemetery at the south end of Marye's Heights, is at the site of the cannon depicted. Confederate infantrymen in the Sunken Road below face the Union battle lines sweeping westward from Fredericksburg." Postcard number: 9C-K837.
Provider:Curt Teich & Co.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1951-1960
1961-1970
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Virginia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Fredericksburg
Topical subjects:Campaigns & battles
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Cannons
Genre:Postcards
Paintings
ArchivesUM location:Institute of American Deltiology Postcard Collection
  • series Virginia
  • box 13
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Copyright holder:Unknown
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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