Photograph
Gathering at Turner's Grove
| A crowd of men, women and children have gathered in a clearing in a wooded area for a July 4 celebration. Sunlight passing through an American flag highlights printing on the flag which reads: "Wm. Atkinson. Post N. 267. Below the flag there is patriotic bunting, and a caricature of Abraham Lincoln on an easel. The men are dressed in suits and the women are wearing large hats and light-colored blouses and dresses. |
| Image ID: | 145978 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 07 04 1904 |
| Creator Name: | Von der Sump Family |
| City: | Marcellon |
| County: | Columbia |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Von der Sump Negatives |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 7115.143 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 5 inches |
| Post 267 of the Grand Army of the Republic was established in the Town of Marcellon in 1891 and was disbanded by 1905. It was named for William Atkinson of Pardeeville, a Union soldier of Company C, Second Wisconsin Cavalry. He was captured in April 1864 and died in a Confederate prison in Florence, South Carolina November 19, 1864. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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