Waiting for the attack

Waiting for the attack

Item Information

Title:
Waiting for the attack
Title (alt.):
Fair Oaks, Va. (vicinity) June 1862. Capt. Rufus D. Pettit's Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery, in Fort Richardson
Description:
From "War Memories" catalog: This view shows a battery of Union artillery in position, near Mrs. Clark's house, Fair Oaks, Va., June 27, 1862.
Photographer:
Barnard, George N., 1819-1902
Date:
June 27, 1862
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
American Civil War 20th Massachusetts Regiment
Series:
War Memories: The War for the Union, 1861-1865
Subjects:
Artillery (Troops)
Military personnel
Artillery (Weaponry)
Forts & fortifications
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. New York Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery B
Places:
Virginia > Fairfax (county)
Extent:
1 photograph : albumen print ; sheet 9 x 11 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z316w098z
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from "War Memories" catalog.
Alternative title from Milhollen and Mugridge.
"War Memories" catalog number: 476
Milhollen and Mugridge number: 73
Handwritten on item back: 243
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.
Identifier:
23_05_000228