Henry, Alexander, 1793-1883 Defence of the city of Philadelphia

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GLC#
GLC05985
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
16 June 1863
Author/Creator
Henry, Alexander, 1793-1883
Title
Defence of the city of Philadelphia
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 97 cm, Width: 60.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Printed by Baird & King at 607 Samson Street in Philadelphia. Large pictorial broadside, with large woodcut of city seal, quoting from proclamation of Mayor Alexander Henry and from Brigadier General and Commander of Philadelphia A. J. Pleasanton and Assistant Adjutant General William Bradford, calling upon the people to "yield a prompt and ready obedience to the Orders of the said Commander of the Home Guard." Created during Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North, right before the Battle of Gettysburg.

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