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1784.a.13, 2(96)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227868
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227822
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000fa9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 2(96)
- Title:
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Extreme line of Confederate works, Cold Harbor, Va., April, 1865. Photographer: Reekie, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
View looking towards rough defences made from felled trees, fencing and branches, with another line of defence in the background: 'This rude obstruction illustrates the anxiety which possesses a soldier to provide a protection from the fire of his enemy. With such material as a few hastily collected rails, or fallen timber, it was often possible to hold a point, totally untenable without such defence. At Cold Harbor the rebels had three or four lines of battle behind as many lines of rifle pits. Along much of the front the two lines were so close that the intervening space resembled a road, fearfully encumbered with dead and wounded ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227822
040-003227868 - Is part of:
- 1784.a.13, 2 : Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war. Vol. II. Photographer(s): Gardner, Alexander
1784.a.13, 2(96) : Extreme line of Confederate works, Cold Harbor, Va., April, 1865. Photographer: Reekie, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227822[0046]/040-003227868
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1784.a.13, 2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1865
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- Apr 1865
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 175 mm x 225 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Reekie, John
- Subjects:
- American Civil War, 1861-65
Forts and Fortifications
Military Campaigns and Battles
Military facilities