Skirmish of Rough Riders /. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

"Shielded by a thick bit of timber at a turn of the road stands a company of mounted men, awaiting the order to advance. In the foreground, left as the flotsam of battle, is a dead horse from the shelter of which two marksmen are picking off the enemy. Suddenly comes the command, "Forward," and the riders dash up the road, out of sight, leaving behind them a great cloud of dust and smoke. A detachment of infantry covers the advance, and volley repeatedly as they press forward. 75 feet"--Edison films catalog.
38516 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 10June1899; 38516.
Original main title lacking.
Duration: 0:50 at 24 fps.
Reenacted May, 1899 in the Orange Mountains near West Orange, New Jersey.
Reenacted by the New Jersey National Guard.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0959) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
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Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 503; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 300-301; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 10-11 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 34 [MI].
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 9649 to FZA 2638.