Troops wearing Revolutionary War uniforms charge during the Cessation of Hostilities Bicentennial Celebration at the Pentagon River Plaza honoring the issuance of a Continental Congress proclamation at Newburgh, N.Y., that announced a cease-fire between American and the British forces of King George III. The units are (r-l) 2nd Penn. Reg., 1ST Md. Reg. and the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard). The flag of the ceremonial 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Corps of the Continental Line, is in the background
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Washington
State: District Of Columbia (DC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Sanborn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/04/1983
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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