St. James' Episcopal Church

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Princeton Theological Seminary (Contributor)
Contributors: James R. Tanis (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Postcard
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: s.a.
Further subjects:B Episcopal Church
B Postcards
B Church architecture ; United States
B Fine Arts
B Church buildings ; United States
B United States ; NC ; Wilmington
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Description
Item Description:is one of the most venerable and historic edifices to be found along the Atlantic seaboard. This structure was used by Lord Charles Cornwallis, Commander of the British forces, as a stable, when he capture Wilmington in 1781, and during the Civil War was utilized as a hospital for wounded Union soldiers. On the wall of the church hangs a wonderful painting, showing the head of Christ, captured from a pirate ship in 1719