The Rebel Works at Petersbugh, Va
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.069 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04/03 Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Handwritten above caption: "Emma G. Griggs From my Husband." Caption: "A large Gun in the Rebel Works at Petersburgh, Va. It is stated that during the fight, Sunday, April 2d, 1865, Gen. Lee stood on the little knoll in the foreground and actually shed tears when he saw his own troops being driven back by the Union soldiers. This view was taken April 3d, after the storming of Petersburgh, Va." With three cent tax stamp.
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