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File Details: APHGm, 800 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 13.1 Mb
| Credit: | by O’Sullivan (Timothy H.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864.05.20 |
| Negative Size: | 4 in. x 10 in. stereo |
| Equipment: | horse |
| Locations & Lines: | Spotsylvania County VA; Spotsylvania Courthouse VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
| Structures & Establishments: | Mrs. Alsop’s house (Spotsylvania Court House VA) |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Library of Congress says: Confederate dead laid out for burial near Mrs. Alsop’s house, Spotsylvania, May 20, 1864.
The War for the Union; Photographic War History, 1861-1865. No. 722. Confederate Soldiers laid out for Burial. Dead soldiers of the Rebel General Ewall’s Corps killed at Spottsylvania, May 19, 1864. The dead of both armies were collected and buried by Union troops here. The Government photographer accompanied one of the burial details and obtained a number of views of burying the dead. [Taylor & Huntington Co. stereo card]
Gardner No. 722.
