Smith, William Morris, fl. 1865 [District of Columbia. Detachment of Company K, 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, by guns of Fort Stevens]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0172 Author/Creator: Smith, William Morris, fl. 1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: August 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 26.9 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph showing a company of artillerymen posed behind fortifications next to [heavy] artillery guns. There are two guns, one on either side of the photograph. Three officers stand on top of the rampart between the guns. Another group of men lounge on the ground just below the rampart, next to a stand of munition [spherical shells or solid shots]. erso notations: "XXIII" "692" Pencil note on back of mat attributes this image to Gardner and suggests a Century Co. provenance, however William M. Smith is credited for this photograph by the Library of Congress.
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