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Augustine Moore house in disrepair, Yorktown, Va. [1861-1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0539 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

The house, in which Lord Cornwallis signed the capitulation of 1781, is in poor condition, with planks missing from the sides and roof. A group of soldiers are on the left looking at the house and one of them is pointing directly at it.

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