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Image of Lt. Col. James J. Smith and officers of 69th New York Infantry (Irish Brigade).

Image of General Robert Nugent and members of the Irish Brigade.

Print shows Michael Corcoran, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing military uniform and holding sword in left hand.

General Thamas Francis Meagher led the Irish Brigade of the Army of the Potomac.

Handwritten note of reverse reads: "The last roll call. Civil War vets in front of Stanton's statue. Sort of a striking future all these are dead now. Can get their names if needed - Jene E. Bishop."

This photograph shows five men, veterans of the…

Contributor Note:

1) view from the road of the monument marking where John Hunt Morgan was captured

2) the monument

3) close up of the plaque

4) the Salineville battlefield

5) battlefield monument

The Union Square marker dedication took place on June 5, 2010. Photographs of Ohio Historical Marker, park fountain and Methodist Church, and Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.

Union Square marker text:

Side A :
"Union Square and Its…

[corresponds to page 1 of Lucy Webb Hayes Letter to Rutherford B. Hayes, June 13, 1861]
Lucy W. Hayes
June 13, 1861 [underlined twice]- Mar [underlined twice]
Cincinnati. June 13 th [superscript]
Dearest Ruddy,
I cannot tell you how
happy…

Page 1:

NEW ENGLAND SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION
South Portland, Maine
and the
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC.
1318 Vermont Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
Announce the Launching of the
SS. "Harriet Tubman"
At South Portland, Maine
June…

Caption reads: "Harriet Tubman 'the Moses of her People.' Herself a fugitive, she abducted more than 300 slaves, leading them generally through Delaware to Wilmington and Philadelphia."