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Plündernde Nordstaatler

The sacking of Fredericksburg by the Union troops. Title inscribed above image: Night. The sacking of Fredericksburg-- & biovace sic of Union troops. Inscribed lower left: Bivouac. Inscribed on building left margin as identifier: BANK OF VIRGINIA. Inscribed on verso: Friday Night in Fredericksburg. This night the city was in the wildest confusion sacked by the union troops - houses burned down furniture scattered in the streets - men pillaging in all directions a fit scene for the French revolution and a disgrace sic to the Union Arms this is my view of what I saw. Lumley.

Date
December 12, 1862
Mapmaker / publisher
Arthur Lumley (1837-1912), artist
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
744 × 584 pixels

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Reason: its US copyright has expired (published before 1931).

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"Plündernde Nordstaatler" (December 12, 1862). Arthur Lumley (1837-1912), artist, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pl%C3%BCndernde_Nordstaatler.jpg

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