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E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) A Good View of the covered ways inside the Rebel Fort Mahone [stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0804 Author/Creator: E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard 8.6 x 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Inscription on verso: "War Views. This picture is a good view of the covered ways inside the Rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation." The Union soldiers had to charge up and down the obstructions. In the foreground centre is a dead rebel soldier sticking out through the debris, and further on lies another Confederate soldier. No.3183. Published by H. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and foreign stereoscopic emporium." Numeric notation on verso: 180."

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