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The advance guard of the army of the United States crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, May 24, 1861

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813125


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Title

The advance guard of the army of the United States crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, May 24, 1861

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1861

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1866

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1861

Subjects

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1861
Long Bridge (Washington, D.C. and Va.) -- 1861
United States. Army -- Guard duty -- 1861
Soldiers -- Potomac River -- 1861
Toll bridges

Genres

Prints

Notes

Source Note: Harper''s pictorial history of the Civil War. (Chicago : Star Publishing Co. 1866) Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson) (1824-1902), Author. Alden, Henry Mills , Author.

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22 x 34 cm. (8 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17168674
Barcode: 33333159320742
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7da6fb0-c531-012f-da47-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1866

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The advance guard of the army of the United States crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, May 24, 1861" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1866. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7da6fb0-c531-012f-da47-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1866). The advance guard of the army of the United States crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, May 24, 1861 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7da6fb0-c531-012f-da47-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The advance guard of the army of the United States crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, May 24, 1861" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7da6fb0-c531-012f-da47-58d385a7bc34

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