Dublin Core
Title
Tillson, Gen. Davis, House
Subject
CULTURAL HERITAGE,HISTORY,PEOPLE
Description
Built in 1853 in Rockland, Maine this building served as the house of General David Tillson (1830-1895), a prominent Civil War figure and local businessman. Tillson served in the Civil War as captain of the 2nd Battery, 1st Maine Mounter Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel, then Brigadier General, of the US Volunteers; and Commander of the 4th Division of the XXIII Corps. Tillson fought in the Battles of Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run and oversaw the defensive fortifications in the siege of Knoxville. General Tillson’s house entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Source
american
Contributor
md269@st-andrews.ac.uk
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,44.1094080,-69.1208305;
License
Creative Commons Attribution License
Europeana
Europeana Type
IMAGE
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Tillson,_Gen._Davis,_House
DescriptionEN
Built in 1853 in Rockland, Maine this building served as the house of General David Tillson (1830-1895), a prominent Civil War figure and local businessman. Tillson served in the Civil War as captain of the 2nd Battery, 1st Maine Mounter Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel, then Brigadier General, of the US Volunteers; and Commander of the 4th Division of the XXIII Corps. Tillson fought in the Battles of Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run and oversaw the defensive fortifications in the siege of Knoxville. General Tillson’s house entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
State
Maine