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Ruins of Henry House, Manassas Battlefield. [March 1862]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0373 Author/Creator: Place Written: Manassas, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1862/03 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "Henry House." Numeric inscription on verso: " 320 I." Image of Union soldiers posed among the ruins of the Henry House, following its destruction in July 1861 during the First Battle of Manassas. Extensive damage done to tree standing on the right.

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