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C.S. soldier killed in the trenches at the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va., April. The marks and spots on his face are blood issuing from his mouth and nose. The wound is in the head, caused by a fragment of shell
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | Virginia--Petersburg |
| Description | Stereograph showing a soldier wearing a gunner's haversack, which confirms his identity as an artilleryman. The photographer placed a broken gun sponge in the scene as a prop, which indicates that the image was taken to the rear of the battery. (Source: David Lowe and Philip Shiman, "Substitute for a Corpse," Civil War Times, Dec. 2010, p. 40) |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Civil War Stereograph Cards |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | War casualties--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Trench warfare--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Forts & fortifications--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities--Virginia--Petersburg. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Confederate--Virginia--Petersburg. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
