Photographic Incidents of the War. No. 157. Building a Pontoon Bridge at Beaufort, S. C. [Gardner Co. stereo card]
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 157. Building a Pontoon Bridge at Beaufort, S. C. This is a view of the troops engaged in building a pontoon bridge across the Port Royal River, at Beaufort, S. C., in March, 1862. Each boat, with a certain number of timbers, is carried on a large wagon, and, when needed, is brought up to the water’s edge, slipped off from the wheels into the river, anchored parallel with the current, and followed by others in a like manner; the timbers are soon laid, and the army has a serviceable bridge, light and stong. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
Actually a pontoon wharf, not a bridge.
Gardner No. 157.
Written on negative: 157.
