Washington District of Columbia. Cavalry depot at Giesborough Point – Antique Wall Art
(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 Washington District of Columbia. Cavalry depot at Giesborough Point in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Washington District of Columbia. Cavalry depot at Giesborough Point
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Giesborough Point, on the Potomac opposite Washington, was the Union Army's main cavalry depot during the Civil War, where horses were received, trained, shod, and issued to mounted regiments. This glass negative, made in May 1864 and credited to the photographer David B. Woodbury, records the depot as the caption on its sleeve names it, Giesboro, Maryland. The spring of 1864 was a busy season, as Union forces were preparing for the Overland Campaign in Virginia and demand for remounts was high. Woodbury's wet collodion plates from this period are valued for the detail they give of military camps and supply sites.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Cavalry Depot Giesboro Md. May. 1864. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Woodbury D. B. (David B.) d. 1866 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,120 × 4,172 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-51516 |
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