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Bull Run [rail road] Bridge. [1862-1865 ca.]

Title taken from inscription on recto. The Orange and Alexandria railroad bridge on the right is of military construction and was constructed using prefabricated segments known as "shad-belly" trusses. A soldier stands on the left bank and another...

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Federal soldiers and officers stand around the "Dictator," a massive rail mortar, Petersburg, Va. [October 1864 ca.]

The guns crew and officers stand around the "Dictator," mounted on a rail car. The two officers in the foreground are Colonel H.L. Abbot, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and General H.J. Hunt, Chief of Artillery of the Army of the Potomac....

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Provost guard, Manassas Junction, Va. [March 1862 ca.]

There is a large pile of planks in the center of the image lying next to the railroad tracks that lead to several cars on the left in the distance. A small group of men is seated on some of the planks on the left while a larger group stands to the...

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Abandoned Confederate trains at Manassas Junction, Va. [March 1862 ca.]

Four Federal cavalrymen are sitting or leaning on posts in the foreground on the right of the image. On the left, multiple railroad tracks lead off to the horizon. There are train cars on the leftmost track which were abandoned by the Confederates...

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Dalton, Ga. looking towards Mill Creek Gap. [1860's ca.]

A line of trains and railroad tracks cuts across the center of the image. The town lies behind the railroad and it is possible to make out the sign of the "National Hotel" on the left side of the image. Inscription on recto: "Dalton Ga - looking...

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Mill Creek Gap rocky face ridge in Dalton, Ga. [variant] [1860's ca.]

Very similar to #571, but probably at a different time of day. A line of trains and railroad tracks cut across the center of the image. The town lies behind the railroad and there are hills in the background. Inscription on recto: "Mill Creek gap -...

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Rail bridge across the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, Ala. [1864 ca.]

Railroad bridge on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad. This was the fourth bridge constructed at this spot, the previous three being destroyed by the Confederates. The broad wagon-way below the railroad trestles can be seen.

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Lieut. Col. Herman Haupt and three staff members. [1862 ca.]

Assigned to work on the Military Rail Roads by the army in 1862,

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Rappahannock Station with railroad tracks, tents, and soldiers.

Inscription on verso: "Rapahannock Station." Numeric notation on back: "6."

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Railroad depot, Culpepper, Va.

Inscription on verso: "Railroad Station, Culpepper, Va." Railroad tracks, with two trains in background, run between a street of buildings and a large brick house. Two men stand at far left. Numeric Notation on verso: "54."

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