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View of crater where fort was destroyed, Petersburg, Virginia, circa 1915-1930

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Summary:View of Crater where fort was destroyed, Petersburg, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "This spot was the scene of one of the principal battles of the Civil War where Generals Grant and Lee conflicted. It was estimated that the Federal losses were close to 10,000." Postcard number: A-53405.
Provider:Louis Kaufmann and Sons
Curt Teich & Co.
Century:1901-2000
Printing place:North America
United States of America
Massachusetts
Boston
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Baltimore
Temporal subject: 1911-1920
1921-1930
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Virginia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Petersburg
Topical subjects:United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Battlefields
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
War, Military
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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