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2146 - Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks in front of Petersburg. (The 27 foot ditch at Fort Gilmer, Guard against Federal mines) Man standing in the ditch is Gen. Peter S. Nichie, acting chief engineer for the Union Armies about Petersburg, Va

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2146 - Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks in front of Petersburg. (The 27 foot ditch at Fort Gilmer, Guard against Federal mines) Man standing in the ditch is Gen. Peter S. Nichie, acting chief engineer for the Union Armies about Petersburg, Va›

Publication:
US, Civil War Photos, 1860-1865
Image Number:
2146
Title:
Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks in front of Petersburg. (The 27 foot ditch at Fort Gilmer, Guard against Federal mines) Man standing in the ditch is Gen. Peter S. Nichie, acting chief engineer for the Union Armies about Petersburg, Va
Call Number:
LC-B815- 1137[P&P]
Medium:
1 negative : glass, stereograph, wet collodion.
Published Date:
1865
Notes:
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Earthworks in front of Petersburg, VA. Forms part of Brady Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Card Number:
cwp2003005744/PP
Conflict Period:
US Civil War
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Forces War Records, US, Civil War Photos, 1860-1865 (https://au.forceswarrecords.com/document/297179551/2146-petersburg-virginia-earthworks-in-front-of-petersburg-the-27-foot-ditch-at-fort-gilmer-guard-ag : accessed 21 July 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, Civil War Photos, 1860-1865
Total Records
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Published on Forces War Records
20 August 2012
Last Updated
20 August 2012

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