| Title |
Union gun crew reenactment and New York State Monument, Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, circa 1941-1970
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| Description |
Union gun crew reenactment and New York State Monument, Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, circa 1941-1970. Caption reads: "Union gun crew dressed in genuine uniforms of Artillery at beginning of the War between the States, prepare to fire a 'captured' Confederate cannon of the Civil War. Cannon is a bronze 12 lb. smoothbore made in Macon, Ga., 1863. This gun crew call themselves 'Living History of Washington County, Md.' and stage battle reenactments several times a year to interest the visitors of various battlefields, at Antietam, & South Mountain in Maryland and Harper's Ferry, & Bolivar Hgts. in W. Va. The N.Y. State Monument can be seen in the background. The cannon in foreground is part of the permanent exhibit on the battlefield." Postcard number: ICS-45518-2.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1941/1970 |
| Location |
United States; Sharpsburg; Maryland; Hagerstown; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Monuments & memorials; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Battlefields; Postcards; Historical reenactments; Cannons |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/13188
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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