Chattanooga Tennessee. Federal cavalry guarding railroad depot – Historic Reproduction
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Chattanooga Tennessee. Federal cavalry guarding railroad depot in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Chattanooga Tennessee. Federal cavalry guarding railroad depot
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Union cavalry posted at the Chattanooga station appear in this stereograph, a pair of glass negatives made in 1864 by the wet collodion process. Federal forces had held the Tennessee city since late 1863, and its rail junction was a vital link for supplying the armies advancing toward Atlanta, so guarding the depot meant guarding a major supply line. The two plates form the left and right views that, seen through a stereoscope, give the scene its depth. The record notes that the pictures were formerly credited to Alexander Gardner, though that attribution is uncertain.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Federal Cavalry guarding the Chattanooga Station. Miller vol. 4 p. 147. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gardner Alexander 1821-1882 formerly attributed to this photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,120 × 5,006 px · prints to 17 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-47728 |
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