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A Thrilling Scene in East Tennessee: Colonel Fry and the Union Men Swearing by the Flag
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A Thrilling Scene in East Tennessee: Colonel Fry and the Union Men Swearing by the Flag
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Title
A
Thrilling
Scene
in
East
Tennessee
:
Colonel
Fry
and the
Union
Men
Swearing
by the
Flag
Alternate Title
East Tennessee Bridge Burners
Date
1862
Genre
newspapers
Material/Technique
engraving
Image Note
Cover of Harper's Weekly Saturday 29 March 1862
Description
Black
and
white
image
of
men
standing
inside
a
timber
frame
building
lit
by a
candle
on a
flag-draped
table
draped
. The
men
have their
hands
raised
in the
air
.
Historical note
This
scene
was
intended
to
represent
Henry
Fry
and
some
of the
other
loyalists
in
upper
East
Tennessee
who
had
attempted
to
burn
bridges
in
order
to
disrupt
Confederate
movements
in their
area
.
After
the
November
8
,
1861
burning
of a
bridge
on the
outskirts
of
Greeneville
,
five
men
,
including
Fry
, were
hanged
for their
participation
.
Among
the
group
were
both
Fry
and
master
potter
Christopher
A.
Haun
.
Subject
Flags
;
United
States--History--Civil
War
,
1861-1865
;
Theme
Walking a Fine Line
Capturing the Flag
Story
Christopher Haun
Susan Brownlow
Geographic Location
United
States--Tennessee--Greeneville
Time period
1860-1869
Language
eng
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source
Harper's
Weekly
Archival file
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