Sword Of Virginia, 2nd Manassas, August 30, 1862 At one point in the

At one point in the fighting a small group of Highlanders of the 42nd Regiment of Foot managed to break into the French works

Private of British 17th Regiment of Foot

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composed primarily of men from present-day Chester County under Lacey and McClure

this eighth anniversary of Lexington and Concord would be observed as a day of “… thanksgiving for the remarkable success of our armies in America

Sword Of Virginia, 2nd Manassas, August 30, 1862 At one point in the350 Signed Numbered Overall: 30. 75" x 24. 5" Image: 26. 75" x 20" $225. 00 As he thundered toward the roaring cannons, Colonel Skinner brandished his tremendous sword, a French Cuirassier saber he had brought home from Europe as a youth. The massive straight blade measured 38 inches long and bore an engraved maker's imprint of August 1814. "In his cups," a Confederate staff officer wrote, "the fine old Colonel would swear he should die happy could he