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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Quarters of men in Fort Sedwick, generally known as Fort Hell. May 1865.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0258 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1865/05 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 27.3 cm Order a Copy

Title taken from accompanying text. Negative by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, positive by Alexander Gardner. Shows the elaborate trenches and earth-works in the fort. Two photography assistants pose in background with light colored frock coats. Published in Gardner's "Photo Sketchbook of the Civil War" as plate "No. 83."

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