Murder of Colonel Henry F. O'Brian, New York City, July 13, 1863, artist's impression

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Murder of Colonel Henry F. O'Brian, New York City, July 13, 1863, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/03/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 20, 2013

Depicted ContentRioters brutally beat, torture, and kill Colonel Henry F. O'Brian, commander of the 11th New York Volunteers

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Dragging Colonel O'Brien's body through the mud

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, August 1, 1863, p. 485.

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