The barn and orchard attached to Gen. Meade’s Headquarters. During the terrific artillery firing of Friday both house and barn were perforated by shot and shell, and from fifteen to twenty staff horses were killed immediately around them.
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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united states
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civil war 1861 1865
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military headquarters
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united states sanitary commission records
barn
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united states sanitary commission creator
tyson brothers photographer
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19th century
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nypl
Date
1861 - 1871
Contributors
United States Sanitary Commission, Creator
Tyson Brothers, Photographer
Source
New York Public Library
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")