Petersburg Virginia. Lt. Vane and horse Army of the Potomac – Historic Photograph 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 Petersburg Virginia. Lt. Vane and horse Army of the Potomac. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Petersburg Virginia. Lt. Vane and horse Army of the Potomac
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A lieutenant named Vane poses beside his horse at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, placed by the negative sleeve at Petersburg, Virginia, in December 1864. That was deep in the siege of Petersburg, which began in June 1864 when Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant moved to cut the rail lines feeding Richmond. The glass negative was made by the wet collodion process, which required the photographer to coat, expose, and develop each plate within minutes. David B. Woodbury, the photographer, was one of several who recorded officers and camp life during the campaign.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Lieut. Vane. Hdq. Army of the Potomac Dec. 1864 (Petersberg Va.). 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 × 4,129 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-50579 |
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