Dead Confederate soldier at Fort Mahone

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GLC05111.01.0986
GLC#
GLC05111.01.0986-View header record
Type
Images
Date
April 3, 1865
Title
Dead Confederate soldier at Fort Mahone
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 8.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The photo shows a dead Confederate soldier, probably killed by a fragment of a nearby shell explosion. The photo was taken the day after the storming of Petersburg, VA, on April 3,1865. Inscription on verso: "Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches." Numeric notations on verso: "68" and "363."

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