[Culpeper, Va. Men of Battery M (Benson's), 2d U.S. Artillery]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0197 Author/Creator: Place Written: Culpeper, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: September 1863 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 21.9 x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery (popularly known as the 2d U.S. Artillery, today the 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment). Participated in many battles with the Army of the Potomac. About 120 enlisted artillerymen in field with wagons in background. Graphite inscription on verso of image: "4." The artillery identification is based on the men wearing hats with crossed cannons.
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