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20 February 1776
Fisher, George H., fl. 1776
to Henry Knox
Since his first query received no response (for an unknown reason), writes again to request to serve "in any Station" under Knox.
GLC02437.00253
1864-1865
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
"Signal Tower, Cobb[']s Hill."
[not before 14 June 1864, cf. The Photographic History of the Civil War, 310-311.] Image shows four soldiers, a wooden structure, and a carriage in the foreground, and the signal tower slightly behind and the right.
GLC03029.20
[1861-1865]
[Farmhouse]
Shows a wooden house [farmhouse?] with a man and woman in front.
GLC03029.22
[merchants building]
Shows a three-story wooden building with signs for various types of merchants, including clothing, furniture, and millinery. A fourth sign advertises Carpenter's Photography Studio.
GLC03029.23
1863
"Ruins in Alex[andria], 1863."
Dramatic pose of hooded woman mourning in the ruins.
GLC03029.24
"Cleaning the wreck."
Soldiers and civilians clearing wrecked trains and bent rails from a track.
GLC03029.25
"Tomb of the Mother of Washingto[n] at Fdkg [Fredericksburg]."
"No. 8." penciled on verso, along with the number 9220. Image shows a single soldier standing in front of the monument with his back to the camera.
GLC03029.26
"Birney['s] H Qr [Headquarters]."
"10803" penciled on verso. Image shows a clearing with Birney's headquarters to the right, and a group of soldiers and horses standing to the left. Slightly lighter print of image #28.
GLC03029.27
"Gen[era]l Birney['s] Hd Q [Headquarters]."
"10803" penciled on verso. Slightly darker print of image #27.
GLC03029.28
[1863/07]
"Wheatfield where Gen Reynol[d]s was Killed."
Variation on O'Sullivan's photo of the wheatfield. Shows a man (probably Brady) crouched at the edge of a pond and looking down. See also image #35 in this collection, and GLC# 2435, Gardner reprint of "Field where Gen. Reynolds fell, Gettysburg."
GLC03029.29
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