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Fort Pennsylvania at Tennallytown in 1862

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on March 5, 2013 in GoDCers Love Maps 2 Comments

Below is a great Civil War drawing from 1862. It shows Fort Pennsylvania at Tennallytown, one of the many forts ringing Washington during the Civil War.

Fort Pennsylvania and encampment at Tennallytown near Washington, D.C. / drawn for Mr. George Baker by W.E. Cushing, Providence, R.I., 1862.

Fort Pennsylvania and encampment at Tennallytown near Washington, D.C. / drawn for Mr. George Baker by W.E. Cushing, Providence, R.I., 1862.

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http://www.facebook.com/mark.collins.7773 Mark Collins

An incredible find! Can you give me a link or written source. My great-great grandfather spent some time there when he was part of the NYSV 131st Infantry.
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  Library of Congress … here’s the link: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g3852f+cw1027000))

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