Mary Henry Diary Entry on Watching Troop Movements, July 16, 1861
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Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903
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Date: July 16, 1861
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3
Entry from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which describes watching the troops marching into Virginia a few days before the First Battle of Manassas of the United States Civil War, from atop the Smithsonian Institution Building's towers.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3
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