Title
Dutch Gap Canal
Subject
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Virginia--James River
Soldiers
Canals
United States. Army
Description
Union soldiers stand along the the Dutch Gap Canal on the James River, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The Dutch Gap Canal was a failed attempt by Union troops to bypass a bend in the river that was surrounded by Confederate forts.
On verso: "Dutch Gap Canal and Group of Soldiers. Taken after the bank was blown out. On the extreme end a portion of the bank remains, which forms a profile, which the soldiers call Jeff.Davis."
On verso: "Dutch Gap Canal and Group of Soldiers. Taken after the bank was blown out. On the extreme end a portion of the bank remains, which forms a profile, which the soldiers call Jeff.Davis."
Creator
E. & H. T. Anthony & Co.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1864-XX-XX
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401528
Miscellaneous Collection
Vertical File Stereograph Collection
Original Format
stereograph
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
9 x 18 cm