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Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869 Engraving of Francis Marion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0395 Author/Creator: Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Francis Marion dated circa 1860. Standing portrait of Marion at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, 1781. Engraved by Thomas B. Welch from a drawing by James Barton Longacre.

Marion, Frances, 1732-1795
Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869
Welch, Thomas B., 1814-1874

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