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1784.a.13, 2(100)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227872
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227822
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000fad
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 2(100)
- Title:
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Dedication of monument of Bull Run Battlefield. June, 1865. Photographer: Smith, W. Morris
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
Group portrait of dignitaries gathered in front of the memorial obelisk, commemorating the First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas), the first major enagagement of the Civil War: 'Here is shown one of the monuments erected in memory of the Union dead at the battles of Bull Run and Groveton. The monuments are of chocolate colored sandstone, twenty-seven feet high, and were erected by the officers and men of General Gamble's separate cavalry brigade, camped at Fairfax Court-House ... The dedicatory exercises were conducted on the first Bull Run field, by Rev. Dr. McMurdy, who read an appropriate service, which was followed by a hymn written for the occasion by Pierpoint, a military parade by the 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Colonel Gallup, and a salute by the 16th Massachusetts Battery, Captain Scott. At the close of these ceremonies, eloquent addresses were delivered by Judge Olin, General Wilcox, General Heintzelman, and General Farnsworth ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227822
040-003227872 - Is part of:
- 1784.a.13, 2 : Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war. Vol. II. Photographer(s): Gardner, Alexander
1784.a.13, 2(100) : Dedication of monument of Bull Run Battlefield. June, 1865. Photographer: Smith, W. Morris - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227822[0050]/040-003227872
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1784.a.13, 2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1865
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- Jun 1865
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 175 mm x 225 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Smith, W. Morris
- Subjects:
- American Civil War, 1861-65
Military Campaigns and Battles
Monuments and Memorials
Obelisks
War Memorials