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A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. Creator: David Knox

A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg, August 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: cock fight. Two African American men hold fighting cocks, surrounded by seated white soldiers and civilians. Behind is a tent shaded with tree branches]. Albumen print, pl. 76 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

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Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1862. Creator: William R. Pywell

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: shops including the Great Western Clothing House, Entwisle's City Bookstore, and a dry goods store. The Marshall House inn was the site of the killing of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth during the Union Army's takeover of Alexandria. Ellsworth, a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln, was shot while removing a Confederate flag from the roof]. Albumen print, pl. 1 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey, Virginia, May 1862

Inspection of Troops at Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey, Virginia, May 1862. [Scene from the American Civil War: military camp on the Pamunkey River, cart and anvil in the foreground, with soldiers beyond]. Albumen print, pl. 15 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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