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B-185 Cars of U.S. Military R.E. [Illegible]; Matthew B Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs

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- Cars of U.S. Military R.R. and Bridge built by Soldiers. O & A R.R.
- Cars of U. S. Military Railroad and bridge built by soldiers. Orange and Alexandria Railroad. The engine is the Firefly.[U. S. Military Railroad Firefly was built by Norris and Son in 1862, Cylinders 16” x 24”, drivers 56” and weight of engine 57910 pounds. (Information furnished by Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. Brookline, Massachusetts 6-28-1932.)

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Mathew B Brady and many of the decade's best photographers created the photographs in this collection. There are detailed portraits of notable men of the era, as well as photos of soldiers, living and dead, battlefields, scarred landscapes, and cities burned and bombed by invading troops. They portray the horrors of war and images of life in camp. They represent photojournalism in its infancy and present us with real-life interpretations of our nation at war with itself.

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Publication Number:: T252
Publication Title:: Matthew B Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs
Publisher:: NARA
Short Description:: NARA T252. Brady coordinated a team of photographers to document the Civil War, resulting in over 5,600 portraits, landscapes, and battle scenes.
Photo Number:: B-185
Photo Description:: Cars of U.S. Military R.E. [Illegible]
Original data from:: The National Archives