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On April 12th, 2011, our new exhibit on the Civil War will open
at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Building. This will be 150 years to the day, after the first
shots were fired on Fort Sumter marking the beginning of the American
Civil War. It is appropriate that the exhibit be mounted in this
building which was built in 1892 as a memorial to the 40
Huntingtonians who died, for the union, fighting in that war.
The inspiration for the exhibit was the return of a portrait of Jacob
Conklin Walters in his uniform, one of the first members of our
community to die in the war. The portrait has been held by the
______________ family in ___________ for the past____ years.
_________ felt that the portrait should be returned to
Huntington under the care of the Society. |
| The portrait will be on display along with a
collection of memorabilia from that era. There will be a
selection of flags, from that period from the Society's extensive
collection of historical flags, some of which are shown below. The
most significant flag is the large _____ by _____piece with a star
shaped arrangement of stars (shown above), made by the women of
Huntington and flown over the Sammis store following notification of
each Union victory. |
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