Reekie, John, fl. 1865 The Aiken House, in front of Petersburg, Va., near headquarters Army of Potomac
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0112 Author/Creator: Reekie, John, fl. 1865 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: February 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 26.8 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph taken by John Reekie in February of 1865. Inscription on verso "Aiken House near Yellow [House]." A group of women pose on the porch and a Union soldier poses against the fence on the far left. The tent to the right is the safeguard's, a soldier(s) posted to protect the household and property from stragglers. Trees obscure much of the house from view.
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