Nashville Tenn. Fortified railroad bridge across Cumberland River – 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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Step back in time with Nashville Tenn. Fortified railroad bridge across Cumberland River, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Nashville Tenn. Fortified railroad bridge across Cumberland River
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This stereograph shows the fortified railroad bridge spanning the Cumberland River at Nashville, Tennessee, with its defensive blockhouses visible on the structure. Union forces occupied Nashville in 1862, and the city's rail lines carried troops and supplies, so guarding the bridges against Confederate raiders was a constant concern. The scene dates to 1864, the year of the Battle of Nashville in December, when Union forces under George H. Thomas broke the Confederate army that had threatened the city. Because it was made as a stereograph pair, the two glass plates were meant to be viewed together through a stereoscope to give a sense of depth.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph 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. 0719 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Military facilities. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Transportation. Bridges. Blockhouses. Railroads. Nashville Battle of Nashville Tenn. 1864.United States--Tennessee--Nashville. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 1,256 × 1,366 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-46252 |
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