Summary: Street scene of soldiers plundering, buildings in shambles–some on fire.
Described on verso: Friday Night in Fredericksburg. This night the city was in the wildest confusion sacked by the union troops = houses burned down furniture scattered in the streets = men pillaging in all directions a fit scene for the French revolution and a discrace[sic]to the Union Arms[?] this is my view of what I saw. Lumley.
Artist: Arthur Lumley.
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The passage of the Rappahannock by the Grand Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg, Va., midnight, Wednesday, December 10.
Illus. in: Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, 1862 Dec. 27, pp. 220.
Illustrator: Henri Lovie
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Volunteer storming party consisting of portions of the 7th Michigan and 19th Massachusetts, crossing the Rappahannock in advance of the Grand Army, to drive off the Rebel riflemen, who were firing upon the Union pontoniers, Wednesday, December 10.
Illus. in: Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, 1862 Dec. 27, pp. 216-217.
Illustrator: Henri Lovie
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Union troops landing on shore of river, pulling up pontoon bridges and maneuvering in foreground; buildings burning in background.
December 10, 1862
Illustrator: Alonzo Chappel
Published in: Evert A. Duyckinck, National History of the war for the Union … New York : Johnson, Fry & Co., 1861-1865.
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Signed lower right: Alf R Waud.
Title inscribed lower left.
Medium: 1 drawing on orange-tan paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 13.5 x 32.0 cm. (sheet).
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Picket examines pass of soldier on horseback, while other soldiers sit around campfire. Fredericksburg is in background. 1862 ca. December
Artist: Arthur Lumley.
1 drawing on tan paper : pencil ; 22.3 x 34.9 cm. (sheet).
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Arlington Heights, Va. Blockhouse near Aqueduct Bridge.
Fort name and location identified as Fort Haggerty, near Arlington Ridge Road, and date from Mr. Lincolns Forts (1988), page 103.
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Note wagon, probably belong to photographer.
Google map location.
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Historical Marker:
Historical Site; Defenses of Washington; 1861-1865
Fort Haggerty
Here beside the Georgetown-Alexandria road stood Fort Haggerty, a small outwork of Fort Corcoran, constructed in May 1861. With a perimeter of 128 yards and emplacements for 4 guns, it was designed to bring under fire the slope south of Fort Corcoran, which could not be seen from there.
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