1860's CIVIL WAR STEREOVIEW PHOTO OF DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AT FORT MAHONE
Important and quite rare, 1860's Civil War Stereoview by Mathew Brady from the series of War Views featuring a disconcerting image of dead Confederate Soldiers in a trench at Fort Mahone referred to by the soldiers as "Fort Damnation" at Petersburg. The view is titled on the label at the back No. A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers Fort Damnation. This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburg, Va.
The Stereoview is from The War For the Union Series taken by Brady Photographers. The Stereoview offered here, was printed from Bradys original negatives and published by E.The Stereoview depicts a deceased Confederate soldier along with part of the body of a second soldier in the trenches associated with the with the series of bombproof fortifications known to Confederate soldiers as "Fort Mahone" and to the Union troops (who suffered significant casualties storming these fortifications) as "Fort Damnation". There are two rifles and what appear to be some form of wooden fortifications in the view. The Photographs are mounted on a flat, yellow card mount with affixed Anthony label on the back which includes the title of the View and the publisher's slug.
This rare, Civil War Stereoview Photograph is in very good to excellent condition The images themselves are in excellent condition with sharp focus, strong contrast and rich tonality. The Images are clean and crisp and the card mount has light edge wear and soiling along with a light stain at the lower right hand corner of the reverse only. A rare, 1860's Mathew Brady Civil War Stereo View Photograph published by E & H T Anthony and a fantastic addition to any collection! The item "1860's CIVIL WAR STEREOVIEW PHOTO OF DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AT FORT MAHONE" is in sale since Friday, June 17, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs".The seller is "walnutts" and is located in Brewster, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.