Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", Richmond VA.
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, military conflict, conscription, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
During the Civil War, photographers produced thousands of stereoviews. Stereographs were popular during American Civil War. A single glass plate negative capture both images using a Stereo camera. Prints from these negatives were intended to be looked at with a special viewer called a stereoscope, which created a three-dimensional ("3-D") image. This collection includes glass stereograph negatives, as well as stereograph card prints.
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Date
1861 - 1865
Source
New York Public Library
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")