Jericho Mills, Va. May 24, 1864. Canvas pontoon bridge across the North Anna, constructed by the 50th New York Engineers; the 5th Corps under Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren crossed here on the 23d. View from the north bank.
Description:
From "War Memories" catalog: This is the point on the North Anna River near Jericho Mills where the Fifth Corps crossed in May, 1864. On this side of the river is seen the pontoon wagons, and the stacked muskets of some of the troops. On the other side the troops are in bivouac under the trees, making coffee. The stacks of muskets, the soldiers lying on the ground, the smoke from the various little bivouac fires, combine to make the "past rise before us like a dream."
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Title from "War Memories" catalog.
Alternative title from Milhollen and Mugridge.
"War Memories" catalog number: 746
Milhollen and Mugridge number: 304
Handwritten on item back: 109
Notes (date):
Date from Milhollen and Mugridge.
Notes (citation):
"War memories, the war for the Union 1861-1865 : catalogue of original photographic war views : photographic history of the war for the Union." Taylor & Huntington, 1890, Hartford, Conn.
Milhollen, Hirst D. and Mugridge, Donald H. "Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 : a catalog of copy negatives made from originals selected from the Mathew B. Brady Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress." Library of Congress, 1961, Washington.
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