Surrender Oak, Citronelle, Alabama
Color print view of Surrender Oak located in Citronelle, AL. Huge oak tree with long-stretching branches. It was under this tree that the last surrender of the Civil War took place. Red structures can be seen through the long branches. Smaller trees scattered around this tree. Divided back postcard....
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Wade Hall Postcard Collection |
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Troy University Library |
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Troy University Library |
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Alabama postcards |
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Alabama postcards Surrender Oak, Citronelle, Alabama Nelson L. Seeley |
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Alabama postcards Alabama; Trees -- Alabama Geography and Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns Alabama Surrenders; Oaks; Trees For information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History. |
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Color print view of Surrender Oak located in Citronelle, AL. Huge oak tree with long-stretching branches. It was under this tree that the last surrender of the Civil War took place. Red structures can be seen through the long branches. Smaller trees scattered around this tree. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Surrender Oak, Citronelle, Alabama. Under this tree the last surrender of the Civil War took place, including 9000 troops of Alabama, Mississippi and east Louisiana, with their munitions of war; Lieut. Gen'l Richard Taylor to Maj. Gen'l Edward R. S. Canby, on May 4, 1865. (This tree was blown down in September, 1906.)' Printed on back: 'Pub. by Nelson L. Seeley. Citronelle, Alabama, ZIM.' |
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Surrender Oak, Citronelle, AlabamaColor print view of Surrender Oak located in Citronelle, AL. Huge oak tree with long-stretching branches. It was under this tree that the last surrender of the Civil War took place. Red structures can be seen through the long branches. Smaller trees scattered around this tree. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Surrender Oak, Citronelle, Alabama. Under this tree the last surrender of the Civil War took place, including 9000 troops of Alabama, Mississippi and east Louisiana, with their munitions of war; Lieut. Gen'l Richard Taylor to Maj. Gen'l Edward R. S. Canby, on May 4, 1865. (This tree was blown down in September, 1906.)' Printed on back: 'Pub. by Nelson L. Seeley. Citronelle, Alabama, ZIM.'Nelson L. Seeley19202005Troy University Library Alabama; Trees -- AlabamaGeography and Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and TownsAlabamaSurrenders; Oaks; TreesFor information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History. This collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. copyright law.Wade Hall Postcard Collection, Troy University Library, Special Collections.Troy University (Troy, Ala.) Library; University of Alabama Library (Digitization)Box 1, ADAtscwhp000516ADAtscwhp000516.1, ADAtscwhp000516.2imageengjpeghttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/1881 |
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Surrender Oak, Citronelle, Alabama |
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Surrender Oak, Citronelle, Alabama |
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Nelson L. Seeley |
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Nelson L. Seeley |
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