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File Details: AJCGm, 1400 DPI, TIFF, Copy Negative, 37.7 Mb
| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864-1865 |
| Negative Size: | stereo |
| Equipment: | cannon; cartridge box; handspike wrench; Howitzer gun |
| Locations & Lines: | City Point & Army Line Railroad (CP&AL); Petersburg battlefield VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Transports: | artillery car; 14-wheel Railroad gun |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 1171. Railroad Battery Before Petersburg. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
Abdill, Civil War Railroads, p93: During the advance on Richmond in 1864, the Union forces used at least two rail batteries, in addition to the big mortar used at Petersburg. A flat car was outfitted in the Atlantic & North Carolina R.R. shops at New Bern, mounting a field piece behind a barrier of oak planking sheathed with iron. The second car, shown here, was similar in design but mounted a naval howitzer.
Anthony No. 1171.
