Rebel Attack on 'Pickin's'

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Title: Rebel Attack on 'Pickin's'
Date Created: 1861-1865
Description: A thin, almost skeletal, soldier eating the last pieces of meat off a bone. Caption: "A rebel attack on pickin's."
Topical Subject(s): United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Fort Pickens (Fla.)
Geographical Subject(s): United States
Note: Fort Pickens was a United States military fort located on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, Florida. On January 8th, 1861, Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer, in charge of the United States force, prevented a group of men from capturing the fort. Fort Pickens remained in Union control for the duration of the Civil War. The image mocks the rebels who tried to take the Fort.
Language: eng
Extent: 3"x5.5"
Type of Resource: still image
Source: Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches, Alfred S. Lippman Collection of Civil War postal covers, Manuscripts Collection 993, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Publisher: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. Louisiana Research Collection.
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
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