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Soldiers' graves near the General Hospital, City Point, Virginia

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Stereograph showing grave mounds and tombstones in the near distance.

No. 2522 in War Views, 1861-1865.

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History.

On verso: "On fame's eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread; And glory guards with solemn round, this bivouac of the dead."

Handwritten on verso: Gift of Bill Frassanito.

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

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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history civil war cemeteries city point hopewell va tombs and sepulchral monuments albumen prints stereographs soldiers graves general hospital general hospital city point city point 1861 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war lot 4168 stereograph cards mathew brady print ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress
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01/01/1861
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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, 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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history civil war cemeteries city point hopewell va tombs and sepulchral monuments albumen prints stereographs soldiers graves general hospital general hospital city point city point 1861 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war lot 4168 stereograph cards mathew brady print ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress