Image ID: ABFI

Credit:

by Russell (Andrew J.)

Date:

1864.12.10

Equipment:

battery wagon; canister shot; horse; tripod

Locations & Lines:

Appomattox River; Broadway Landing VA; Virginia

Military Units:

US Army

Structures & Establishments:

Cobb’s Hill Signal Tower (Chester VA); Pontoon bridge (Broadway Landing VA)

Transports:

Andrew J. Russell’s photographic wagon; barge; freight wagon; schooner

Sources:

Library of Congress; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection

Library of Congress says: Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia.

Pontoon bridge across the river just past the Landing, and Cobb’s Hill Signal Tower in distance at left.