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Building pontoon bridges at Fredericksburg Dec. 11th. – Vintage Wall Art

Building pontoon bridges at Fredericksburg Dec. 11th., [1862] December 11. — historic drawing
Building pontoon bridges at Fredericksburg Dec. 11th., [1862] December 11.. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Drawn on the day the Battle of Fredericksburg opened, this sheet shows Union engineers laying pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia, on December 11, 1862. The work fell to the New York Engineers, 50th Regiment, whose men had to float their spans into place under fire from Confederate sharpshooters posted in the town's houses and along the riverbank. The pencil and white-highlighted sketch, made on pinkish-tan paper, also records the boats and soldiers at work, offering a close view of the labor that preceded the battle's bloody assault on Confederate lines on the heights behind the town.

Created / published[1862] December 11.
Medium1 drawing on pink-tan paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 20.7 x 23.4 cm. (sheet).
GenreCityscapes 1860-1870.Drawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsUnited States.--Army.--New York Engineers Regiment, 50th (1861-1865) Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862. Pontoon bridges--1860-1870. Ships--1860-1870. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties.United States--Virginia--FredericksburgUnited States--Virginia--Rappahannock River
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan6,056 × 4,768 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217588

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