Washington D.C. Soldier springing the trap; men in trees and Capitol dome beyond – Historic 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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Washington D.C. Soldier springing the trap; men in trees and Capitol dome beyond
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Soldiers, onlookers perched in the trees, and the Capitol dome in the distance frame this 1865 view of an execution, the moment a soldier springs the trap. The subject headings link the scene to Henry Wirz, the Confederate officer who commanded the Andersonville prison in Georgia. A military commission convicted him of war crimes, and he was hanged in Washington in November 1865. The gallows stood in the yard of the Old Capitol Prison, and the wide view places the crowd beside the city's most recognizable landmark.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Civil War photographs 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge Washington D.C. : Library of Congress 1977. No. 0857 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) · Taylor & Huntington publisher. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Detention facilities. Wirz Henry. Capitols. Hangings. Prisons.United States--District of Columbia--Washington. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 7,500 × 6,103 px · prints to 25 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 04196a Washington, D.C. Soldier springing the trap 1865 |
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