| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864-1865 |
| Negative Size: | stereo |
| Equipment: | bell |
| Locations & Lines: | City Point VA; City Point & Army Line Railroad (CP&AL); USMRR Hospital (City Point VA); Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Transports: | USMRR locomotive P. H. Watson/Col. A. Beckwith |
| Sources: | California State Railroad Museum; Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
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File Details: AJLZm, 800 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 12.6 Mb
Image ID: AJLZ
Photographic History. The War For The Union. War Views. No. 2516. Gen. Grant’s Rail Road, City Point, Va, Soldier’s Quarters on the Hill. [Anthony Co. stereo card]
Library of Congress says: Photograph shows a locomotive pulling an open train car loaded with chopped wood. The train is identified as “United States Military R & Rds.” and “Col. A. [mos] Beckwith.” A military camp with tents and buildings is on a hill above the tracks. Amos Beckwirth [sic] was a Major General in the U.S. Army.