Roche, Thomas C. Three images of Confederate dead in the trenches of Petersburg. 3 April 1865.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0292 Author/Creator: Roche, Thomas C. Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04/03 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.9 cm Order a Copy
Three small unmounted albumen images mounted and matted on a single board. The images were originally published as stereoviews by E. & H. T. Anthony. Anthony's titles for the images can be found in William Frassinito's "Grant and Lee: the Virginia Campaigns, 1864-1865. Top image -- Pencil inscription on verso: "245 Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches." Anthony title: "A dead Rebel soldier, as he lay on the foot passage in the trenches of fort Mahone, called by the soldiers 'fort Damnation.' Part of a broken musket and a bayonet stuck in the bank. The marks and spots on his face are blood oozing from the wound in his head. This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va. 1865" (Anthony #3178). Center image -- Graphite inscription on verso: "6 A dead Confederate soldier." Anthony title: "C.S. soldier killed by a shell in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers 'fort Damnation.' This view was taken the mourning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va. 1865." (Anthony view #3177). Bottom image -- Graphite inscription on verso: "363 Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches." Anthony title: A dead rebel soldier as he lay in the trenches of fort Mahone, called by the soldiers 'fort Damnation.' This soldier must have been killed by a fragment of shell that exploded close by, as he is covered all over with mud and blood. This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va. 1865" (Anthony #3190).
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