File:The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14739710166).jpg
DescriptionThe photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14739710166).jpg
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' Text Appearing After Image: COPYRIGHT 1 , REVIEW OF iEVIEWS CO. MEN OF NEW YORKS FIGHTING SIXTY-NINTH, PRISONERS IN CHARLESTON The prisoners shown in this jjliotograph are members of Colonel Michael Corcorans Irish Regiment, theSixty-ninth New York. They were captured at the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. Colonel Cor-coran (shown on a pre^■ious page) and his men were taken first to Richmond, and then in September toCastle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor. These prisoners have light-heartedly decorated their casematewith a sign reading: ^lusical Hall, 444 Broadway. One of their number, nicknamed Scottie, had beenformerly with Christys minstrels, who played at 444 Broadway, New York, during the war. Accordingto the recollections of Sergeant Joseph F. Burke, of the Cadets, the prisoners and their youthful guardsindulged in good-natured banter about the outcome of the war, the prisoners predicting that their friendswould soon come to the rescue—that the positions would be reversed, so that they, not the C
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