Camp of 50th New York Engineers near Rappahannock Station Va. – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Camp of 50th New York Engineers near Rappahannock Station Va.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Camp of 50th New York Engineers near Rappahannock Station Va.
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Pontoon builders of the 50th New York Engineers made this camp near Rappahannock Station, Virginia, their base in 1864 as the Army of the Potomac campaigned across northern Virginia. The regiment's work was less glamorous than the battle lines it supported: its men laid and repaired the bridges and river crossings that let infantry, artillery and supply wagons move. The Rappahannock crossing had seen fighting in late 1863, so the ground was marked by earlier action and the rebuilding that followed. The War Photograph and Exhibition Company published the view, which shows how Union engineers lived between campaigns.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Civil War Photograph Collection. · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | Military camps--Virginia--Rappahannock County--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Military facilities--Union. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,072 × 2,298 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-52062 |
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