Seeing the Civil War

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Image ID: AJTS

Credit:

by O’Sullivan (Timothy H.)
Date:

1864.05.24
Negative Size:

4 in. x 10 in. stereo
Equipment:

bayonet; bridge pontoon (canvas); horse; long gun;
Locations & Lines:

Jericho Mills VA; North Anna River VA; Virginia
Military Units:

5th Corps; 50th New York Engineers; Army of the Potomac; US Army
Structures & Establishments:

Jericho Mills pontoon bridge (North Anna River VA)
Transports:

bridge pontoon wagon
Sources:

Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection

Photographic Incidents of the War. No. 746. A Canvas Pontoon Bridge on North Anna near Jericho Mill. [Gardner Co. stereo card]

Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 746. A Canvas Pontoon Bridge. This is the point on the North Anna River near Jericho Mills where the Fifth Corps crossed in May, 1864. On this side of the river is seen the pontoon wagons, and the stacked muskets of some of the troops. On the other side the troops are in bivouac under the trees, makeing coffee. The stacks of muskets, the soldiers lying on the ground, the smoke from the various little bivouac fires, combine to make the “past rise before us like a dream. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]

Library of Congress says: Jericho Mills, Va. Canvas pontoon bridge across the North Anna, constructed by the 50th New York Engineers; the 5th Corps under Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren crossed here on the 23d. View from the north bank.

Gardner No. 746.

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