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File Details: AFLRm, 350 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 6.6 Mb
| Credit: | by Fowx (Egbert G.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864.05 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
| Equipment: | pup tent |
| Locations & Lines: | Belle Plain VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
| Transports: | freight wagon |
| Sources: | Chrysler Museum of Art; Library of Congress; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection; Virginia Historical Society |
Miller, Photographic History of the Civil War, Vol. 7, pp154-155: The Confederate prisoners here shown were captured at Spotsylvania May 12, 1864, by the Second Corps under General Hancock. They were take to Belle Plain, where they found not only a Union brigade left to guard them but a brigade commissary and his wagons ready to feed them, Some of the wagons can be seen in this photograph on the left, unloading supplies for the Confederate prisoners. On the brow of the hill to the right stands a Union field-piece pointing directly at the mass of prisoners. Behind it are the tents of the guard stretching up over the hill.
Etched onto negative then crossed out: Rebel Prisoners at Belle Plain waiting for Transportation. No. 3. [all crossed out]. 404.