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| Credit: | by Russell (Andrew J.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1865.07.05 |
| Negative Size: | 8 in. x 11 in. |
| Equipment: | anvil; limber; traveling forge |
| Military Units: | US Army |
| Transports: | ambulance wagon; freight wagon |
| Sources: | Chrysler Museum of Art; Library of Congress; Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
| Locations & Lines: | City Point VA; Commissary Depot and Bakery (City Point VA) ; Virginia |
Library of Congress says: Wagons with caisson in foreground, probably at a Civil War military camp.
Chrysler Museum says: Quartermaster’s Depot, City Point. [July 1864. This photograph views the storage and transport of goods in wheeled wagons and carts. There are several pictured here in the center and are all lined up in a row of a field. Behind the wagons are quite a few buildings lined up in rows. The text below reads “Quartermaster’s Depot City Point, Va.]
Probably the Commissary Depot and Bakery in background.
Etched on negative then smudged over: July 5th, 1865.
