Panoramic view of encampment of Army of Potomac at Cumberland Landing on Pamunkey River, May 1862 – Vintage Wall Art
(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 window into the past: Panoramic view of encampment of Army of Potomac at Cumberland Landing on Pamunkey River, May 1862, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Panoramic view of encampment of Army of Potomac at Cumberland Landing on Pamunkey River, May 1862
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Cumberland Landing, on the Pamunkey River in eastern Virginia, served as a major supply point for the Army of the Potomac in the spring of 1862, when Gen. George B. McClellan was advancing up the peninsula toward Richmond. This panoramic view records the army's encampment there in May, with tents spread across the open ground above the river. Steamers and barges moved food, ammunition and forage up the Pamunkey to the army's depots. The scene shows how much of the campaign depended on logistics as well as on battle.
| Created / published | 1862 May. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Civil War Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: U.S. Hist.--May 1862; C.W.--Camps; Geogr. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,195 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-154867 |
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