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Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", Richmond, Virginia

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Stereograph showing three Union guards behind the gabion reinforced fortifications and some debris at Fort Mahone, near Petersburg, Virginia.

No. 3201, part of series: War Views.

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History.

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

Glass copy negative is: LC-B811-3201.

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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forts and fortifications virginia petersburg guards union history civil war military facilities military personnel petersburg va siege albumen prints stereographs picket line union picket line front rebel fort mahone rebel fort mahone soldiers damnation fort damnation richmond 1865 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war lot 4166 stereograph cards photo ultra high resolution high resolution richmond va 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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Petersburg ,  37.22793, -77.40193
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Library of Congress
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forts and fortifications virginia petersburg guards union history civil war military facilities military personnel petersburg va siege albumen prints stereographs picket line union picket line front rebel fort mahone rebel fort mahone soldiers damnation fort damnation richmond 1865 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war lot 4166 stereograph cards photo ultra high resolution high resolution richmond va united states history library of congress