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File Details: ALEHm, 1400 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 48 Mb
| Credit: | by Roche (Thomas C.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1865.04.03 |
| Negative Size: | 4 in. x 10 in. stereo |
| Equipment: | long gun |
| Locations & Lines: | Fort Mahone VA; Petersburg battlefield VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | CS Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress |
Photographic History. The War For The Union. War Views. No. 3177. C. S. Soldier killed by a shell in the Trenches of “Fort Hell.” This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh [sic], Va., April 2d, 1865. [Anthony Co. stereo card]
Photographic War History. The War for the Union. War Views. No. 6177. A Dead Confederate Soldier. This view was taken in the trenches of Petersburg, April 2, 1865, just after the Rebels were driven out of their works. It shows a dead Confederate soldier just as he fell. He was hit in the head with a piece of shell. His head is partly shot away and his brains are scattered about in the mud. His blanket was carried in the old familiar way.–twisted together, tied at the ends, and slung across his shoulder. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
Anthony No. 3177.
Etched onto negative: 3177.
