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A Witness and Participant in the Campaign
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: September 3, 2007
Caption: A Witness and Participant in the Campaign
Additional Description: According to "Forged in Fire: A History and Tour Guide of the War in the East, from Manassas to Antietam, 1861-1862," by Jim Miles, this cast-iron statue of a dog was taken by passing Confederates with a mind to melt it for war material production. After the battle of Antietam, Federal soldiers identified the odd item on the field near Sharpsburg and returned it to the rightful owner. The dog still stands in front of the a house on Market Street.

The exact identification of the sculpture in question is challenged in other sources.
Submitted: September 24, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p7591
File Size: 0.822 Megabytes

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