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The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia · 1861

The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, 1861
The burning of the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, 1861. Fires & disasters — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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