Brandy Station Virginia (vicinity). Camp of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry – Antique Photo Print
(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 historic photograph of Brandy Station Virginia (vicinity). Camp of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Brandy Station Virginia (vicinity). Camp of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
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Pitched near Brandy Station in Virginia, this camp belonged to the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, a Union regiment in the Army of the Potomac in 1864. The area had been the scene of the largest cavalry battle fought in North America, in June 1863, and by the following year Union mounted units were camped and drilling across the surrounding countryside. The picture survives as a wet collodion glass negative, a process that required quick exposure and careful handling in the field. Catalogers once credited Alexander Gardner with the image, though that attribution is now uncertain.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. 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 × 4,227 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-47175 |
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