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Library of Congress Civil War Exhibition Features Never-Before-Seen Items

by mwhisleron September 6, 2012 in Sesquicentennial tagged ,

The Library of Congress exhibition commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War will feature more than 200 unique items, many never before on public view.

One of the highlights will include:

Lithograph, made by Oehmigke & Riemschneider, showing the death of Union Gen. Nathanial Lyon at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in Missouri on Aug. 10, 1861.

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