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Destroyed Railroad bridge at North Anna River

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0982 Author/Creator: Place Written: North Anna River, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: [25 May 1864] Pagination: 1 photograph 7.9 x 9.2 cm Order a Copy

The image shows a railroad bridge that has been destroyed by Confederate soldiers. In the distant background are four soldiers. Same as #981. Numeric notation on image: "350." Inscription on verso: "Destruction of a railroad bridge." Numeric notations on verso: "350" "69" and "57."

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