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File Name	shades_harp_0001
Creator	Homer, Winslow (1836-1910)
Title	The Seventy-Ninth Regiment (Highlanders) New York State Militia
Publisher	Harper's Weekly
Date	1861-05-25
Genre	Engravings
Historical note	The 79th New York Highlanders was originally formed as part of the New York State militia. They fought in the defense of Knoxville at Campbell's Station and Fort Sanders in November 1863. 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--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Reunions
Theme	Visualizing the War The Persistence of Memory
Story	Orlando Poe Reunions and Tourism
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Knoxville
Time period	1860-69
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	HarpWeek
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact HarpWeek.
Format	image/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file	shades12/shades_harp_0001.tif