Title
Union Dead at Gettysburg
Subject
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Pennsylvania--Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Battle of (Pennsylvania : 1863)
Soldiers
Battle casualties
Battle fields
United States. Army
Description
Several bodies of Union soldiers lie dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg.
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: "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."
Creator
Taylor & Huntington
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1863-07-XX
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401527
Miscellaneous Collection
Vertical File Stereograph Collection
Original Format
stereograph
b&w
2
Physical Dimensions
11 x 18 cm