Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.

Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0529-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865
Title
Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 28.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Title taken from inscription on verso. The well constructed chapel, with a ornamental Engineers Castle insignia mounted above the door, is on the left side of the image. Black men, women and children stand in front of nearby smaller wooden buildings also well constructed. Inscription on verso: "Chapel of the 50 Engineers N.Y. Vols in front of Petersburg, VA 1865" and "F.H." Numeric notation on verso: "10" and "TO-33."

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