District of Columbia. Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Lincoln
Summary
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Shows 27 African Americans in two lines with rifles resting on the ground.
Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0769
Title from Milhollen and Mugridge.
Photographer: William Morris Smith.
Corresponding print is in LOT 4190-F.
Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
General information about Civil war photographs is available at loc.gov
Forms part of: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress).
Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865.
Tags
history
civil war
military facilities
african americans
forts and fortifications
infantry
district of columbia
washington dc
wet collodion negatives
lot 4190
civil war glass negatives and related prints
william morris smith
photo
company e
fort lincoln
ultra high resolution
high resolution
glass negatives
american civil war
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1863
Location
united states
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "Civil war photographs, 1861-1865," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/120_cwar.html