Record 298/1708 |
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Description
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| A B&W photo of a reunion of the 10th Massachusetts Battery, with 15 men, 7 women and 1 boy in the photo. The people are standing and sitting next to a monument labelled Tenth Massachusetts Battery; none of the people are identified - location of the photo is Gettysburg, based on labels on the back of the photo. The Tenth Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery, was a Civil War era Army group that existed from 1862 to 1865. According to Harper's Weekly, July 9, 1864: "This battery was largely recruited from among the hardy seamen of Marblehead, Lynn, and other small ports of the State; and sailors are famous as artillerists." The Battery was commanded by Capt. J. Henry Sleeper, of Boston. A veterans group was formed in 1879. On the back of the photo is a stamped label from "W. H. Tipton's Battlefield Views, Artistic Portraits, Principal Gallery & Office, Chambersburg St. Gettysburg PA." A handwritten note on the back: "M. H. Graves, Marblehead, Mass. 10th Mass. Battery" |
10th Mass. Battery Reunion
-Topic: People and Organizations
-This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission
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| Tenth Battery, Mass. Light Art |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.