Title |
Bloody Angle, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1961-1980
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Description |
Bloody Angle, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1961-1980. Caption reads: "Bloody Angle, Spotsylvania Battlefield, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Va. Here, May 12, 1864 in an area ever after known as Bloody Angle, was fought the most savage, long-sustained, hand-to-hand engagement of the Civil War. The fighting continued with unabating fury from 6 a.m. till 3 a.m., next day, when the exhausted Confederates withdrew. Visitor Center is in Frederickburg. National Park Service." Postcard number: 20749.
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Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
Date |
1961/1980 |
Creator |
Miller, Walter H.
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Location |
United States; Fredericksburg; Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park; Williamsburg; North America; Virginia |
Subject(s) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Battlefields; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864; Postcards; Parks |
Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology Postcard Collection, Series Virginia, Box 13 |
Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/15047
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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) |
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