Seeing the Civil War

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Image ID: ATXZ

Credit:

by Russell (Andrew J.)
Date:

1863.06
Equipment:

bell
Locations & Lines:

Alexandria, VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia, Alexandria VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia
Military Units:

US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army
Structures & Establishments:

Contraband Quarters (Alexandria VA); J. P. Emerson house (Alexandria VA); George H. Smoot house (Alexandria VA); Price, Birch & Co. (Alexandria VA); USMRR Commissary Dept. (Alexandria VA); William B. Richards house (Alexandria VA), Contraband Quarters (Alexandria VA); J. P. Emerson house (Alexandria VA); George H. Smoot house (Alexandria VA); Price Birch & Co. (Alexandria VA); USMRR Commissary Dept. (Alexandria VA); William B. Richards house (Alexandria VA)
Transports:

USMRR boxcar 1011; USMRR boxcar 1037; USMRR boxcar 1043; USMRR boxcar 1166; USMRR boxcar 1270; USMRR boxcar 1276; USMRR boxcar 1279; USMRR boxcar 1307; USMRR flatcar 89; USMRR hospital car 1082; USMRR locomotive Washington; USMRR locomotive Maryland; USMRR locomotive Fairfax; USMRR stock car 1061; passenger car
Sources:

Colgate University; Huntington Library; DeGolyer Library SMU; J. Paul Getty Museum; Virginia Historical Society; Western Reserve Historical Society

USMRR-run Orange & Alexandria Railroad, from top of round house. Alexandria, VA. On the far track, starting at left are USMRR box car No. 1037, stock car No. 1061, box car No. 1276, two unidentified locomotives, and the locomotives “Maryland,” “Fairfax” and “Washington.” On the right, on the tracks next to the locomotives are box cars No. 1307, 1270, 1279 and 1011. On the next track are box car No. 1043 (partially obscured by an unidentified locomotive), an unidentified passenger car, hospital car No. 1082 and three unidentified passenger cars. At right, on the nearest track is box car No 1307.

The cluster of buildings just beyond the tracks are the Commisary Department, and the long white buildings beyond that are Contraband Quarters. The fenced property at upper center left belonged to J.P. Emerson. Across the street from Emerson’s are the slave dealers Price, Birch & Co..

At center left is the William B. Richards house, while to the far right on the same street sits a small house on the George H. Smoot property.

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