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File Details: AJNEm, 1400 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 41.2 Mb
| Credit: | by OSullivan (Timothy H.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.07 |
| Negative Size: | 4 in. x 10 in. stereo |
| Locations & Lines: | Gettysburg PA; Gettysburg battlefield PA; Pennsylvania |
| Military Units: | CS Army; US Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Photographic Incidents of the War. No. 243. View in field on right wing at Battle of Gettysburg. [Gardner Co. stereo views]
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 243. On the Battlefield at Gettysburg. A group of Union dead on the right of the Federal lines on the first days fight, July 1, 1863. These soldiers were killed by one discharge of cannister from a Rebel gun during a charge. Cannister is a tin can filled with small balls about the size of a marble. When the cannon is fired the force of the discharge bursts open the can, and the shower of cannister balls sweeps everything before it. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
MOLLUS Collection says: Gettysburg. Left of Union line, probably taken in area of Rose Farm or along Emmitsburg Rd. Burial detail.
Usually credited to James F. Gibson.
Gardner No. 243.
Etched onto negative: 243.
