Grand review of the great veteran armies of Grant and Sherman at Washington, on the 23d and 24th May, 1865. The Army of the Potomac. The stand in front of the President's house occupied by the President and cabinet, Grant and Sherman, and reviewing officers
Summary
Stereograph showing a line of soldiers standing in front of the presidential viewing stand.
No. 3330, part of series: War Views.
Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History.
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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Date
01/01/1865
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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