| Title |
Memorial to Colonel Fletcher Webster, Manassas, Virginia, circa 1907-1914
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| Description |
Tablet erected on spot where Colonel Fletcher Webster fell in Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Tablet reads: "In memory of Colonel Fletcher Webster who here fell August 30, 1862 while gallantly leading his regiment, the 12th Mass. volunteers. This memorial was dedicated Oct. 21, 1914 by survivors of his regiment and Fletcher Webster Post, C. A. R. of Brockton, Mass. He gave his life for the principles laid down by his father, Daniel Webster. 'Liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable.' This boulder was taken from the Webster place, Marshfield, Mass." Postcard number: A53457.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcards; monochrome |
| Date |
1907/1914 |
| Location |
Manassas; United States; Chicago; Illinois; Virginia; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862; Monuments & memorials; Webster, Fletcher, 1813-1862; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Postcards |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/13986
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#NoC-US
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| Digital Collection(s) |
- Cultural Preservation
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- National Trust Library Postcards
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