| Credit: | by Fowx (Egbert G.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.08.01 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
| Equipment: | bell |
| Locations & Lines: | Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Transports: | flatcar; USMRR locomotive Fred Leach |
| Sources: | J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress |
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US Military Railroad locomotive “Fred Leach” with damage from rebel artillery, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad.
Library of Congress says: U.S. Govt. engine “Fred Leach” and train as they appeared upon being repaired upon the track, & ready for removal to the Alexandria repair shop. The rebels had loosened a rail by which the engine was thrown from the track. They then fired several cannon shot; three of which passed through the smoke stack- dome and tender. Near Warrenton Va. April 1863.
