Showing posts with label bombproof. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bombproof. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

A Group of Tourists Posing on Earthworks Along the Rim of the Crater Which Was Exploded at the Start of the Battle of the Crater During the Siege of Petersburg (1860's)


A group of tourists posing on earthworks along the rim of the crater which was exploded at the start of the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1860′s. By David H. Anderson.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

A Bombproof Eatery Named the "Fruit & Oyster House" Built by a Sutler During the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia (1864)


An unidentified man posing in front of a bombproof eatery set up by a sutler during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1864. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Time-Lapse View of Union Soldiers Posing Around Bombproofs in the Union Siege Line During the Siege of Petersburg, Near Petersburg, Virginia (1864)


Time-lapse view of Union soldiers posing around bombproofs in the Union siege line during the Siege of Petersburg, near Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. One of the views either appears to be stretched or else was taken from a slightly different angle. By Timothy O'Sullivan.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Two Views of an Unidentified Man Posing in Front of a Bombproof in Fort Sedgwick Which Was Built by Union Troops During the Siege of Petersburg Near Petersburg, Virginia (1865)

First view of the man posing in front of the bombproof in the foreground on the left.

View of the background on the right.

Second view of the man posing in front of the bombproof.

Two views of an unidentified man posing in front of a bombproof in Fort Sedgwick which was built by Union troops during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, 1865. A group of Union soldiers are seen posing in the background to the right of the first stereoscopic view. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Union Soldiers Posing in Front of a Bombproof in Fort Burnham


Union soldiers posing in front of a bombproof in Fort Burnham, Virginia, c. 1864. It was known as Fort Harrison when under Confederate control until  it was captured by Union forces in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 29, 1864. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

African American Union Soldiers Guarding a Section of Union Siege Line Fortifications During the Siege of Petersburg Near Petersburg, Virginia (1864)


View of mostly African American Union soldiers guarding a section of Union siege line fortifications during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia, August 7, 1864. A number of them are looking towards what are probably Confederate lines in the background. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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