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Abraham Lincoln at the Battle of Fort Stevens
Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: June 6, 2017
Caption: Abraham Lincoln at the Battle of Fort Stevens
Additional Description: This c. 1892 painting by Eugenie De Land Saugstad hangs in the superintendent's lodge at the Battleground National Cemetery. “President Lincoln is shown visiting Fort Stevens during the battle on July 12, 1864 as he comes under enemy fire while standing on the parapet.… The painting was donated by the artist to the Lincoln Museum which became Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.” — NPS
Submitted: June 19, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p386076
File Size: 1.721 Megabytes

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