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Fort Burnham: 1864
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 3:03am.
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1864. "Fort Burnham, Virginia, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, near James River. Encampment and earthworks." Wet plate glass negative. View full size.
Ft. Johnson
Submitted by Capaha on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 6:38am.
To the immediate left of the pine trees is a small hill that is the Confederate Ft. Johnson. 3/4 of a mile away.
What about the barrel
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 6:05pm.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what's going on with the barrel that looks to be mudded to the top of a chimney in the far left background?
[It's part of the chimney. - Dave]
The flue over the nest
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 8:41am.
This soldier writes home about the fireplace in the tent.
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