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"Encampment of U. St. Troops at Newport News, VA 1861 & 1862.

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  • PUBLISHER: Published by C. Bohn 358 Pennsylv. Av. Washington D.C. & Old Point Comfort, Va.

  • MEDIUM: Two stone lithograph,

    DATE: 1862.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 7/8 x 16 5/6" (22.4 x 42.3 cm) plus title and margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: Lith. & Print by E. Sachse & Co. 104 S. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. A view of the Union military camp at Newport News, Virginia. Rows of buildings and tents with several American flags flying on flagpoles spread out over the shore. The steamship "Express" is shown offloading troops.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Fair condition. Mounted and some damp staining in the upper right.

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