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Archive Reference (shelfmark) 1784.a.13, 2 Subject Dead Persons Level [40] File

1. 1784.a.13, 2(93)

Reference (shelfmark):
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...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:
1 item

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

Reference (shelfmark):
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
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:
1 item

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