Title |
Confederate Cannon Crew, Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, Virginia, circa 1981-2000
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Description |
Confederate Cannon Crew, Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, Virginia, circa 1981-2000. Postcard included three inset images. Caption reads: "Confederate Cannon Crew, Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, Virginia. Representatives of Louisiana's Washington Artillery gallop onto the field with cannon and limber drawn by a six-horse team. The gun crew, using the authentic Civil War drill, then fires the 12-pounder Napolean field gun. Another demonstration is the firing of the small 24-pounder Coehorn mortar. These vivid, living history displays are presented during the summer months." Postcard number: PB 001.
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Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
Date |
1981/2000 |
Creator |
Card, Ron
, Card, Linda
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Location |
Petersburg; United States; Keysville; Virginia; North America |
Subject(s) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Battlefields; Postcards; Historical reenactments; Horses; Petersburg National Battlefield (Va.); Carts & wagons; Cannons |
Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/13766
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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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Digital Collection(s) |
- Cultural Preservation
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