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Artillery captured from the rebels - 19th century Virginia.

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Stereograph showing two Union soldiers standing amid the cannons and caissons captured by the Union near Rocketts in Richmond, Virginia. The confiscated artillery is to be shipped North.

No. 6285.

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865.

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Original negative is: LC-B811-3285.

During the Civil War, photographers produced thousands of stereoviews. Stereographs were popular during American Civil War. A single glass plate negative capture both images using a Stereo camera. Prints from these negatives were intended to be looked at with a special viewer called a stereoscope, which created a three-dimensional ("3-D") image. This collection includes glass stereograph negatives, as well as stereograph card prints.

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confiscations virginia richmond artillery weaponry soldiers union history civil war equipment and supplies confederate military personnel richmond va albumen prints stereographs artillery rebels 1865 artillery gun stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war confederate states of america lot 4174 stereograph cards photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
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01/01/1865
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Civil War in Stereo

American Civil War Stereoscopic Views, 1861-1865
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Richmond (Va.) ,  37.55389, -77.46028
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confiscations virginia richmond artillery weaponry soldiers union history civil war equipment and supplies confederate military personnel richmond va albumen prints stereographs artillery rebels 1865 artillery gun stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war confederate states of america lot 4174 stereograph cards photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress