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Scouts for the Army of the Potomac

Date: 1864
Description: Scouts and guides in the Army of the Potomac. The individuals in the group were attached to the secret-service department of the Army of the Potomac when i...
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Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion

Date: 1865
Description: Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion with rubble in the street after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.
Plate 59
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Ruins in Columbia, S.C.

Date: 1866
Description: The ruins of a church in Columbia after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.
Plate 54
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Columbia from the Capitol

Date: 1866
Description: Destruction of Columbia after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.
Plate 53
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The New Capitol, Columbia, S.C.

Date: 1866
Description: Construction on the new capitol building. A church is behind the construction.
Plate 52
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Fountain, Savanah, GA

Date: 1866
Description: A large fountain with statues. Two (Union?) soldiers are on the far side.
Plate 78937
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Buen-Ventura Savanah, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Trees with Spanish moss line a path in the Bonaventure Cemetery.
Plate 48
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Savanah River, near Savanah, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Trees with Spanish moss along the Savannah River.
Plate 47
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Destruction of Hood's Ordinance (Ordnance) Train

Date: 1864
Description: General Hood ordered a train full of gunpowder set on fire so that the Union Army couldn't use it, resulting in a series of explosions
Plate 44
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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 5

Date: 1864
Description: Confederate defenses surrounding the city. A tripod style configuration of rifles with a bag and canteen hanging from it is in the foreground.
Plate 43<...
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The Potter House Atlanta

Date: 1864
Description: View of heavily damaged house and felled trees after General Sherman's army passed through.
Plate 38

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