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PHOTOGRAPH FEDERAL WAGON TRAIN, PETERSBURG

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
PHOTOGRAPH FEDERAL WAGON TRAIN, PETERSBURG
<B>PHOTOGRAPH FEDERAL WAGON TRAIN, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA CA 1860S.</B></I> Petersburg became the setting for the longest siege in American history when General Ulysses S. Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864. Grant settled in to subdue the Confederacy by surrounding Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines into Petersburg and Richmond. On April 2, 1865, nine-and-one-half months after the siege began, Lee evacuated Petersburg. This historical image was photographed by John Reekie. 9” x 7” mounted on card 11” x 9”. <BR><BR><B>Condition:</B></I> Fine, nice contrast, light shadow right hand side.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)