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Title	79th Scottish Highlander Reunion at Bleak House
Alternate Title	Reunion of Veterans of the 79th New York Highlanders, Knoxville, Tennessee
Date	circa 1890-1895
Genre	Photographs
Description	Photograph in round format mounted to card showing a group of elderly gentlemen wearing dark suits, many with pointed caps and two leaning on canes, standing on a roof top next to a brick tower.
Historical note	The 79th New York Highlanders was originally formed as part of the New York State militia. A wood engraving showing the group marching in Scottish parade dress, created by artist Winslow Homer, was published in Harper's Weekly 329 (25 May 1861). They fought in the defense of Knoxville at Campbell's Station and Fort Sanders in November 1863. This image captures a group of veterans in Knoxville for a Civil War reunion. They are apparently standing on the roof of Bleak House. A monument erected in honor of the 79th NY Highlanders, still stands at 16th and Clinch in the Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville.
Subject	Fort Sanders (Knoxville, Tenn); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Reunions
Theme	The Persistence of Memory
Story	Reunions and Tourism
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Knoxville
Time period	1890-1900
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Bleak House
Credit line	Bleak House, Confederate Memorial Hall
Type	Still image
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file	shades3/shades_namu_0003.jpg