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1. 1784.a.13, 2(95)

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1784.a.13, 2(95)
Title:
Mechanicsville, Va. April, 1865 Photographer: Reekie, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the settlement of small wood-framed houses of Mechanicsville, a hamlet on the Chickahominy just north-east of Richmond, near which the inconclusive Battle of Mechanicsville (also known as the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek and one of the Seven Days Battles) was fought...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
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1 item

2. 1784.a.13, 2(73)

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1784.a.13, 2(73)
Title:
Battery wagon. Front of Petersburg, September, 1864. Photographer: Knox, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Close view of a telegraph wagon, with a figure seated inside operating the machinery and a heavily bearded figure posed outside the wagon: 'No feature of the Army of the Potomac contributed more to its success than the field telegraph. Guided by its young chief, Mr. A. H....
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

3. 1784.a.13, 2(77)

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1784.a.13, 2(77)
Title:
Forge scene. Front of Petersburg, August, 1864. Photographer: Knox, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography 'This photograph represents one of the forges used by the army at Petersburg, and was taken during the intense heat of a summer day. The trees in the distance are dimly seen through the tremulous air, and the pine twigs droop from the eaves of the hut as if a a fire had s...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Aug 1864
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1 item

4. 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
Extent:
1 item

5. 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 ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
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Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 item

6. 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
Extent:
1 item

7. 1784.a.13, 2(58)

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1784.a.13, 2(58)
Title:
Pontoon boat. February, 1864. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Close view of a wooden pontoon boat mounted on a carriage: 'Here is shown one of the pontoon boats used by the Army of the Potomac in the construction of bridges. Each boat was drawn by six mules, and was accompanied by a wagon, carrying plank, ropes, and anchors. In buil...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Feb 1864
Extent:
1 item

8. 1784.a.13, 2(63)

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1784.a.13, 2(63)
Title:
Breaking camp. Brandy Station, May, 1864. Photographer: Gardner, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Showing a black servant posed next to the brick fireplace and plank flooring, from which the tent has been removed: 'Here is represented the deserted quarters of Gen. Sharp, Chief of the Secret Service of the Army of the Potomac, at Brandy Station, Virginia. The tents hav...
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Printed Collections
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Date Range:
May 1864
Extent:
1 item

9. 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

10. 1784.a.13, 2(94)

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1784.a.13, 2(94)
Title:
A burial party, Cold Harbor, Va., April, 1865. Photographer: Reekie, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Showing a black soldier posed beside a barrow, on which are piled the skulls, rotting clothes and other remains of Union soldiers who had died at Cold Harbour in 1862. In the background, out of focus, a party of soldiers digs up the remains of the fallen: 'This sad scene ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
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Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:
1 item