Bealton Virginia. General Marsena R. Patrick and staff – Antique Photo 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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Bealton Virginia. General Marsena R. Patrick and staff comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Bealton Virginia. General Marsena R. Patrick and staff
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Taken near Bealton, Virginia, in September 1863, this stereograph shows General Marsena R. Patrick posed with his staff. Patrick served as Provost Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac, a post that put him in charge of military police, prisoners, and deserters, so the group reflects the work of his office in the field. The picture was made on a wet collodion glass negative, a process that required quick exposure and careful handling outdoors. For a time the photograph was credited to Alexander Gardner, a leading Civil War photographer, but that attribution is no longer accepted.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Patrick and Staff near Bealton Va. Sept. 1863. 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 × 2,100 px · prints to 17 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-47122 |
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