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Seven Pines House at Seven Pines Battlefield, Henrico County, Virginia, circa 1907-1914

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Alternate title:"Original" Seven Pines House, Seven Pines Battlefield
Summary:Seven Pines House at Seven Pines Battlefield, Henrico County, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks. Caption reads: "A forlorn and silent witness of that Bloody Sunday, June 1st, 1862. While in use as a temporary hospital a fierce onslaught of the opposing force made it the center of the battle zone, and abandonment was necessary. Her bullet-scarred sides mutely testify the location of that terrible day. It is nearly 200 years old." 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
Medical aspects of war
Houses
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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