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Rebel artillery soldiers, killed in the trenches of "Fort Hell," at the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865 The one in the foreground has U.S. belts on, probably taken from a Union soldier prisoner, his uniform is grey cloth trimmed with red. This view was taken the morning after the fight.
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Virginia--Petersburg |
| Description | Stereograph shows a dead Confederate soldier in the foreground with the photographer's African American teamster posing as a dead body in the background at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. The live model appears in the same clothes in negative LC-B811-3231. (Source: David Lowe and Philip Shiman, "Substitute for a Corpse," Civil War Times, Dec. 2010, p. 41). |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Civil War Stereograph Cards |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | African Americans--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Confederate States of America.--Army--People--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Soldiers--Confederate--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Confederate--Virginia--Petersburg. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dead people--Virginia--Petersburg--1860-1870. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
