Heroes’ Graves Postcard
Location: Portland, ME
Front Description: Graves of the Commanders of the Boxer
Printed Text on Front: Top: 'Graves of the Commanders of the Boxer and Cherub' 1814
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Message: Unabel
Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Co. (Portland, ME, U.S.A., 1904)
Colorscale: color
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Back Description: Information about graves and a space for address.
Printed Text on Back: THE HERO'S GRAVES. The graves of the rival commanders of the American brig 'Enterprise' and the British brig 'Boxer', killed in the action off Portland September 5, 1813. They rest side by side in the old Eastern Cemetery, Portland. Longfellow has sung of 'The dead captains as they lay in their graves overlooking the tranquil bay, where they in battle died.' 152.
Publisher Location: Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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