Church at Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, April 1, 1862
Summary
Drawing shows St. John's Episcopal Church, built in 1839 on land donated by Leonidas Polk who later became a Confederate general (Source: Peake).
Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake.
Date on drawing: "1.4.62."
Code on mat (source unverified): IV-103.
Title on mat (source unverified): Gen. Polke's Church, Shelbyville, Tenn., June 1, 1862.
Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress.
Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188).
Blood shed in this war: Civil War illustrations by Captain Adolph Metzner, 32nd Indiana / Michael A. Peake. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2010, p. 127.
Tags
Date
01/01/1862
Location
mount pleasant
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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