| Credit: | by Russell (Andrew J.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1865.02 |
| Negative Size: | 11 in. x 14 in. |
| Equipment: | bayonet; cap box; long gun |
| Locations & Lines: | Alexandria & Washington Railroad (A&W); District of Columbia; Potomac River; Virginia; Washington DC |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Persons: | McCallum (Daniel C.) |
| Structures & Establishments: | New A&W Long Bridge (Potomac River); Old A&W Long Bridge (Potomac River) |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
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Image ID: ABEE
Printed label affixed to mount of some original prints: New Bridge Over Potomac River, on the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad. Total length, 5,104 feet. S. Seymour, Chief Engineer, C.B. Morse, Constructing Engineer, S. S. Post & Co., Contractors.
Library of Congress says: Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. [Photograph shows General Daniel Craig McCallum, Military Director and Superintendent of the Union railroads during the Civil War, with unidentified men on railroad bridge.]
The Alexandria end of the new Long Bridge. The old bridge can be seen to the right.
Etched onto negative: 568[?] [nearly rubbed out]. 127.
See Related Images for a shot of the same group of men posing at the other end of the bridge.
