Seeing the Civil War

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File Details: ABBRm, 300 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 6.5 Mb

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Image ID: ABBR

Credit:

by Russell (Andrew J.)
Date:

1864-1865
Negative Size:

8 in. x 11 in.
Locations & Lines:

City Point VA; City Point & Army Line Railroad (CP&AL); James River; Virginia
Military Units:

US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army
Structures & Establishments:

USMRR Carpenter Shop (a) (City Point VA); USMRR Carpenter Shop (b) (City Point VA); USMRR Carpenters’ Tool House (City Point VA); USMRR Engine House (City Point VA); USMRR Offices (City Point VA) USMRR Supply Store (City Point VA); USMRR Water Tanks (City Point VA); USMRR Wharf (City Point VA)
Transports:

schooner; USMRR floating pile driver (a); USMRR floating pile driver (b)
Sources:

Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection

The USMRR City Point railroad depot, with engine house, water towers, offices, etc. Both USMRR loating pile-drivers can be seen at right, where the railroad wharf is being enlarged.

Taken not long after AAOT.

Etched onto negative: No. 4. [crossed out]. 248. R. R. Depot City Pt.

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