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Railroad train containing President Lincoln crossing Potomac Creek bridge on his way to review the Army of the Potomac – Vintage Wall Art

Railroad train containing President Lincoln crossing Potomac Creek bridge on his way to review the Army of the Potomac, 1863 Apr. 5. — historic drawing
Railroad train containing President Lincoln crossing Potomac Creek bridge on his way to review the Army of the Potomac, 1863 Apr. 5.. Historic drawing from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A pencil drawing of the presidential train crossing the Potomac Creek bridge records Abraham Lincoln's early April 1863 journey to review the Army of the Potomac. The army was then camped around Falmouth, across the Rappahannock from Fredericksburg, still recovering from the bloody defeat there in December 1862. The Potomac Creek trestle was a vital link in the Union supply line, carrying railroad traffic from the Aquia Landing depot toward the front. The drawing is part of a Civil War collection given to the Library of Congress by J.P. Morgan in 1919.

Created / published1863 Apr. 5.
Medium1 drawing : pencil.
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
NotesGift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.55) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection.
SubjectsLincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Journeys. Railroad bridges--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,430 × 1,779 px · prints to 8 × 6 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218313

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