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| Image ID: | 14061 |
| Subjects: | Spies; Women; Rescues; Soldiers; Military officers |
| Place: | Shelbyville (Tenn.) |
| Description: | Line drawing entitled "Gallant Rescue of the Fair Spy at Shelbyville, Tenn." Depicts two Civil War officers on horseback surrounded by soldiers holding bayonets as Pauline Cushman looks on from a balcony above them. |
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| Collection: | THS Picture Collection |
| Historical Note: | This drawing is taken from (page 337) the book "Life of Pauline Cushman the Celebrated Union Spy and Scout" written by F. L. Sarmiento, Esq in 1865. Pauline Cushman was to be hanged in Shelbyville but was rescued by Union forces on June 27, 1863. |
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| Artist: | Scattergood |
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| Format: | Copy print |
| Accession No.: | THS 193 |
| File Location: | Box 12, Folder 23 |