Soldier's monument at Stones River
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1101 Author/Creator: Place Written: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.3 x 8.3 cm Order a Copy
The image shows two sides of a soldier's monument on which there are inscriptions. One reads: "The veterans of Shiloh have left a deathless heritage of fame on the fields of Stone River." The other inscription is illegible. Two gravestones are visible on the right edge of the photo. Numeric notation on image: "207." Inscription on verso: "On the battlefield at Stone river." Numeric notations on verso: "207" and "6649."
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