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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Bull Run monument

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1100 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Manassas, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 12.1 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a soldiers monument on which the plaque states: "In Memory of the Patriots Who Fell at Bull Run." The monument is surrounded by a wood fence, and in the distance cows are grazing. Inscriptions on verso: "Gardner" and "Bull Run Monument." Numeric notation on verso: "11.94."

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