Culpeper Virginia. Dr. Charles K. Irwin 72nd New York Infantry in front of tent – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Culpeper Virginia. Dr. Charles K. Irwin 72nd New York Infantry in front of tent. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Culpeper Virginia. Dr. Charles K. Irwin 72nd New York Infantry in front of tent
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Dr. Charles K. Irwin of the 72nd New York Infantry stands in front of a canvas tent in this September 1863 view made near Culpeper, Virginia. His regiment belonged to the Excelsior Brigade, a unit drawn largely from New York volunteers and attached to the Army of the Potomac. That autumn Culpeper was a large Union encampment, and the army's presence there drew many photographers to the lines. The picture survives as a stereograph pair, two glass plates meant to be viewed together through a stereoscope, and it was once credited to Alexander Gardner.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Dr. Irwin of Excelsior Brigate in front of tent 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 × 4,296 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-48229 |
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