Image ID: AMYP

Credit:

by O’Sullivan (Timothy H.)

Date:

1864.09.01

Negative Size:

8 in. x 10 in.

Equipment:

barrel; canister shot; cannon; handspike (iron); handspike (wood); mortar (13 inch); mortar Dictator; rope; shell tongs

Locations & Lines:

Point & Army Line Railroad (CP&AL); Petersburg VA; Virginia

Military Units:

US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army

Transports:

artillery car

Sources:

J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection

Incidents of the War. Rear view of 15-inch mortar “Dictator” in the works in front of Petersburg. September 1st, 1864. [Gardner Co. cabinet card, which credits Timothy O’Sullivan]

Related Image AIMD, obviously shot at the same time, Gardner credits to David Knox and dates as October 1864.

Etched onto negative: No. 463. 7463.