| Title |
Shell struck post, New Market, Virginia, circa 1931-1944
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| Description |
Shell struck post, New Market, Virginia, circa 1931-1944. Caption reads: "Shell struck post, New Market, Va. During the battle of New Market, May 15, 1864, the post shown above was struck by a three-inch rifle shell fired by Snow's Battery of Federal army. Gen. Breckinridge, the Confederate commander, was sitting on his horse in the middle of the Valley Pike only five yards away, and was about to raise his field glass to observe the position of the enemy. The shell still remains in the post and is indicated above by an arrow." Postcard number: 79323, N2.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1931/1944 |
| Location |
United States; Massachusetts; New Market; Winchester; North America; Virginia; Boston |
| Subject(s) |
New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Postcards; Shells (Ammunition); Hitching posts |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology Postcard Collection, Series Virginia, Box 12 |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/15019
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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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