Photograph
Union Breastworks on Culp's Hill
| A stereograph made by Mathew Brady about two weeks after the battle of Gettysburg, showing his two assistants gazing eastward from the extreme right of the Union line at Gettysburg. On the first day of the battle, the Wisconsin regiments in the Iron Brigade experienced fierce combat to the west of Gettysburg, and they were withdrawn to a position near the location depicted here. The 6th Wisconsin engaged in further combat on Culp's Hill, the 2nd and 7th Wisconsin regiments were held in reserve on July 2nd and July 3rd. |
| Image ID: | 97649 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 1863 |
| Creator Name: | Brady, Mathew |
| City: | Gettysburg |
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| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name: | [Stereographs of the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania] |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 996 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6.75 x 3.5 inches |
| This stereograph is a rare Brady imprint from the Lucius Fairchild Papers. The negative number of the original Brady negative at the Library of Congress is #2424. |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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