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51. 1784.a.13, 2(84)

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1784.a.13, 2(84)
Title:
View of the interior of Fort Steadman. May, 1865. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography 'This fort is constructed on the ground known as 'Hare's Hill.' The position was taken by Gibbons' Division of the Second Corps during a general assault on the 17th of June, 1864. It was one of the most advanced positions of the Union troops during the entire siege of Pet...
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Date Range:
May 1865
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1 item

52. 1784.a.13, 2(85)

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1784.a.13, 2(85)
Title:
Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va. April, 1865. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view of the brick-built church, with two figures posed beside a grave in the foreground: ''Old Blandford Church,' of which a view is here presented, is a great object of interest to all visitors; the cemetery surrounding it having monuments erected one hundred and...
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
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1 item

53. 1784.a.13, 2(86)

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1784.a.13, 2(86)
Title:
Interior view of the Confederate Line at Gracie's Salient. May, 1865. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography 'Gracie's Salient is nearly opposite Fort Haskell. To the left of centre of the picture, Poo Creek is seen to run through the enemy's line. To form an additional obstacle in front of the latter, for the purpose of checking and holding under fire any assaulting column, a d...
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Printed Collections
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May 1865
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1 item

54. 1784.a.13, 2(87)

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1784.a.13, 2(87)
Title:
Dutch Gap [Canal]. James River, Va., March, 1865. Photographer: Reekie, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking along the cutting of the canal: 'The Dutch Gap Canal was cut across a narrow neck of land on the James River, eight miles in a direct line from Richmond. The object of this work was to save about seven miles of river navigation, by uniting two different point...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Mar 1865
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1 item

55. 1784.a.13, 2(88)

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1784.a.13, 2(88)
Title:
Ruins of Petersburg and Richmond Railroad Bridge, across the James. Photographer: Gardner, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View showing the standing stone piers of the pier running across the James River, after its destruction by the retreating Confederate forces. The photograph is taken from the Richmond side: 'In the background are seen the heights of Manchester, on which the rebels erected...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 item

56. 1784.a.13, 2(89)

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1784.a.13, 2(89)
Title:
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., April, 1865. Photographer: Gardner, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the prison buildings after the capture of Richmond by the Union army, with the James River in the background: 'The Old Tobacco Warehouse is too well known to need much description. This view was taken after the time was passed when Union officers and men looked we...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:
1 item

57. 1784.a.13, 2(90)

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1784.a.13, 2(90)
Title:
Old Capitol Prison, Washington. Photographer: Pywell, William R.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view of the prison buildings: 'The Old Capitol Prison, previous to the war, was a dingy, crumbling structure, with rambling passages, and with quaint rooms where one least expected to find them … The lower part of the city becoming the centre of business, the Old ...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 item

58. 1784.a.13, 2(91)

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1784.a.13, 2(91)
Title:
Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Va. April, 1865. Photographer: Gardner, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking towards the burnt-out shells of buildings, with figures posed among the debris and stacked shels of the Arsenal yard in the foreground: 'The Confederate Arsenal at Richmond was one of the most extensive establishments of the kind in the South. At the commence...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
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1 item

59. 1784.a.13, 2(92)

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1784.a.13, 2(92)
Title:
View on canal, near Crenshaw's Mill, Richmond, Va., April, 1865. Photographer: Gardner, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking along the canal towards a stone bridge and burnt-out buildings beyond: 'The principal object in this picture is the ruin of what was once one of the finest flour mills in the country. Haxall's Mill had a floor surface of eight acres, and a water-power that ne...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:
1 item

60. 1784.a.13, 2(93)

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1784.a.13, 2(93)
Title:
Ruins of Gaines' Mill, Va. April, 1865. Photographer: Reekie, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the ruins of the brick-built mill, with a skeleton lying half-buried in the grass in the foreground. Situated about 10 miles north-east of Richmond near Old Cold Harbor, the Battle of Gaines's Mill (one of the Seven Days Battles) was a Confederate victory: 'Gaines...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
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1 item