"Old Tecumseh" Himself - A couple of men riding on the backs of horses

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Stereograph shows General William T. Sherman on horseback on the Union line near Atlanta in 1864.

The War for the Union. Photographic War History 1861-1865.

No. 3623.

Original negative is: LC-B811-3623.

During the Civil War, photographers produced thousands of stereoviews. Stereographs were popular during American Civil War. A single glass plate negative capture both images using a Stereo camera. Prints from these negatives were intended to be looked at with a special viewer called a stereoscope, which created a three-dimensional ("3-D") image. This collection includes glass stereograph negatives, as well as stereograph card prints.

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sherman william t william tecumseh military service generals union history civil war military personnel old tecumseh old tecumseh 1864 lot 4191 stereograph cards george n barnard photo ultra high resolution high resolution stereographs stereoscopic views united states history library of congress
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01/01/1864
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Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
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Civil War in Stereo

American Civil War Stereoscopic Views, 1861-1865
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Library of Congress
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sherman william t william tecumseh military service generals union history civil war military personnel old tecumseh old tecumseh 1864 lot 4191 stereograph cards george n barnard photo ultra high resolution high resolution stereographs stereoscopic views united states history library of congress