Photograph of Army regiment band "En Route to Manassas, Va."

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Photograph of Army regiment band "En Route to Manassas, Va.", C0409, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet 1 photograph
Abstract:
Black and white photograph, likely of an Army regiment band preparing to march down a street, taken 1904. On the bottom left of the photograph "En route to Manassas, VA 1904" is written in ink. Despite this, the photograph was most likely not taken in Manassas.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Photograph of Army regiment band "En Route to Manassas, Va.", C0409, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Black and white photograph, likely of an Army regiment band preparing to march down a street, taken 1904. Behind the band is a multi-story building and a church spire. A crowd of children and adults is gathered on the side of the street.

On the bottom left of the photograph "En route to Manassas, Va. 1904" is written in ink. Despite this, the photograph was most likely not taken in Manassas due to the architectural clues in the photograph.

Biographical / historical:

On August 30, 1904 the Groveton Confederate Monument (also known as the Groveton Cemetery Monument) was unveiled in Manasses, VA to mark the fatalities at both battles of Manassas during the American Civil War. Placed by the Bull Run Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, this event "coincided with both the forty-second anniversary of the second battle of Manassas and the arrival of hundreds of Civil War veterans and their descendants. 'A number of U.S. troops were present, including a regimental band, furnished for the occasion'" (Como). Though unconfirmed, it is likely the regiment band in this image is part of this event.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by Lynn Eaton in April 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Amanda Menjivar in February 2023. Finding aid completed in March 2023. Additional historical research provided by Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian at the Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC), Prince William Public Libraries.

Arrangement:

This is a single item collection.

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 4
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard