Unknown Provost guard, Manassas Junction, Va. [March 1862 ca.]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0561 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Manassas, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1862/03 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 19.1 x 26.7 cm Order a Copy
There is a large pile of planks in the center of the image lying next to the railroad tracks that lead to several cars on the left in the distance. A small group of men is seated on some of the planks on the left while a larger group stands to the right. Behind the tracks many men stand on a large platform that is just in front of four "Sibley" tents. The number "2019" is visible in the lower left of the image. Inscription on verso: "Manassas."
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