On verso: "This group of dead was in 'the wheatfield.' The burial details found many such groups on that terrible field. The work of burying the thousands of dead was a Herculean task in itself. The hot July sun made it imperative that the dead should be placed underground as soon as possible. In some cases a little mound of earth was heaped over the bodies as they lay, and after the first rain storm the hands and feet of the dead could be seen sticking out from their covering of earth."]]>
On verso: "As soon as the Rebels were forced to evacuate Petersburg, April 2, 1865, our troops took possession; the inhabitants of the city were in a very destitute condition, almost starving in fact. The U.S. Government at once began issuing rations to those starving people and great trains loaded with provisions soon rolled into the city. This is a view of the first wagon train that entered the city. The hated Yankees came to them with barrels of flour, pork, coffee, sugar, and other necessaries to relieve their suffering brought upon them by their friends(?) the Rebels."]]>