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File Details: AKUMm, 1400 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 47.5 Mb
| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864.05 |
| Negative Size: | stereo |
| Equipment: | cartridge box; horse; saddle |
| Locations & Lines: | Fredericksburg VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Army |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. 1861-1865. No. 2512. Filling their Canteens. Comrades all remember how eagerly they made a rush for “the old well,” when on a long and dusty march they came to a plantation with its cool “spring house,” or its deep dark well. This view shows the familiar scene of filling the canteens; the well has been covered with canvas and a guard placed over it to prevent any waste of water, for a well, however deep and capacious, soon becomes dry when the army commence to draw water. [Taylor & Huntington stereo card]
Library of Congress says: Fredericksburg, Va. Soldiers filling canteens.
Mounted African-americans observe.
Anthony No. 2512.
Etched onto negative: 2282 [crossed out]. 2512.