Rock on which J.H. Kagi was killed

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Creator:

National tribune.

Date Created:

1909

Format:

Still image

Genre:

postcards

Extent / Dimensions:

05.65 x 03.75 inches

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Description / Abstract:

Recto: Rock on which J.H. Kagi was killed; Verso: Post card, This space for correspondence, Copyright, 1909, by National Tribune, Washington, D.C., This building is a pulp mill, and is on the site of the Hall Rifle Works, one of the government shops in 1859. This was one of the strategic points selected by Brown in his attack on Harpers Ferry, and was held by John H. Kagi, the righthand man of Brown, and two others under his command. When this point was rendered untenable by the neighboring militia, Kagi attempted to escape by wading across the Shenandoah, which is quite shallow here, and was shot down upon the prominent rock shown in the picture. This space for address. Place the stamp here, one cent of United States and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico! Two cents for foreign