Fairfax Courthouse Virginia (vicinity). Headquarters Army of the Potomac – Vintage 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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Fairfax Courthouse Virginia (vicinity). Headquarters Army of the Potomac
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Fairfax Court House, a crossroads town in Northern Virginia, served as a working army headquarters when this glass negative was made in June 1863. The caption on the sleeve places the Army of the Potomac there that month, as the army shifted north while Lee's forces advanced into Pennsylvania ahead of Gettysburg. The wet collodion process required a plate to be coated and exposed before it dried, so photographers worked close to their wagons and darkrooms. This negative was once credited to Alexander Gardner, a prominent Civil War photographer, though that attribution has since been questioned.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Hdq. Army of the Potomac near Fairfax. C.H. June 1863. 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 × 4,110 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-48458 |
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