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File Details: AEUSm, 300 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 7.2 Mb
| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1865.04 |
| Negative Size: | 8 in. x 10 in. |
| Equipment: | 12-pounder Napoleon gun; cannon; field carriage; flag |
| Locations & Lines: | Petersburg battlefield VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | 2nd US Artillery; 2nd US Artillery (Battery M); US Army |
| Persons: | Brady (Mathew B.) |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
National Archives says: Benson’s battery behind earthworks. At Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, Va..
The MOLLUS Collection says: Captains Rodgers, Jones and Aurillas batteries. 1 mile from PETERSBURG, VA., – Part of outer lines of Confederate Fortifications, captured by 18th Corps, June 15, 1864.
Mathew Brady is probably the second from the left, obscured by the first man from the left.
Etched onto negative: 9436, No. 17, No. 57 [all crossed out]. 352.
