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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: July 19, 2008
Caption:
The Original Bartow Monument | Additional Description: In September 1861, just months after the battle, a monument was erected and dedicated on the field, just paces away from the present day monument. The original monument was, according to a contemporary sketch, inscribed "Francis S. Bartow - They have killed me Boys, but don't give up the fight!" During the war, the monument was vandalized and deteriorated. Attempts to restore the monument were unsuccessful. All that remains, unfortunately, is this "stone" inside the cluster of trees next to the present day monument. (Thanks to Jim Burgess, Museum Specialist, Manassas National Battlefield Park, for providing the background on this early monument.)
Submitted: July 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p29744
File Size: 1.792 Megabytes
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