Brandy Station Virginia. Headquarters 5th Army Corps – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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 rare historic photograph captures Brandy Station Virginia. Headquarters 5th Army Corps in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Brandy Station Virginia. Headquarters 5th Army Corps
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Brandy Station, in Culpeper County, Virginia, is the location named for this view of the 5th Army Corps headquarters in February 1864. The area had been the scene of a large cavalry battle in June 1863, and by winter the Army of the Potomac was encamped there, so the scene reflects a lull between campaigns rather than active fighting. The image was made from a wet collodion glass negative, a process that required photographers to coat and expose plates quickly in the field. It was once credited to Alexander Gardner, though that attribution has since been revised.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Headquarters 5th Army Corps. Brandy Station Feb.1864. 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 × 4,043 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-47203 |
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