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James Madison
Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: April 19, 2014
Caption: James Madison
Additional Description: James Madison, the fourth president and the principal writer of the United States Constitution, was the only sitting president to lead troops into battle. At one point on the Bladensburg battlefield, he rode ahead of his troops and nearly crossed into enemy lines but was turned back by an American scout.
Close-up of image on marker

Submitted: April 26, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p271533
File Size: 1.869 Megabytes

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