Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, "Carlisle... Barracks Destroyed"

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, "Carlisle... Barracks Destroyed"
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PDF icon Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, "Carlisle... Barracks Destroyed"
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2
Date: 
July 18, 1863
Year: 
1863

Sketched by George Law, this image depicts the destruction of the US Army Barracks in Carlisle on July 1, 1863. The complete caption reads “Carlisle, Penn., Showing Gen. Smith’s Headquarters and the Barracks Destroyed by Gen. W. H. F. Lee.”

This engraving is from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper vol. 16, no. 407 (July 18, 1863).

People: 
Lee, Fitzhugh
Smith, William Farrar
Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh
Format: 
Engravings and Illustrations
Places: 
Carlisle, PA
Event / Incident: 
Shelling of Carlisle
Invasion of Carlisle
Burning of Barracks
Origin: 
Original Accession
Location: 
I-Original-1863-3