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The Magnet and the Iron: John Brown and George L. Stearns The Stories Behind the Busts

Marching On! 55th Massachusetts Colored Regiment

Date:
1865
Exhibit Description:
Etching appearing in Harper's Weekly of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment singing "John Brown's Body." The caption reads, "'Marching on!--The Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Colored Regiment Singing John Brown's March in the Streets of Charleston, February 21, 1865.--[See page 172.]"
Source:
Harper's Weekly
Attribution:
Unknown artist
Attribution Statement:
From Harper's Weekly, v. 9, 1865, p. 165.
Exhibit Tags:
Harper's WeeklyCivil War55th Mass. Infantry RegimentJohn BrowndrawingsSouth Carolina