The United States railroad photographer, Captain A. J. Russell, labeled this picture of 1864: "Engines stored in Washington to pre vent their falling into Rebel hands in case of a raid on ; Here they are, almost under the shadow of the Capitol dome (which had just been completed). This was one of the precautions taken by the authorities at Washington, of which the general public knew little or nothing at the time. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war
The United States railroad photographer, Captain A. J. Russell, labeled this picture of 1864: "Engines stored in Washington to pre vent their falling into Rebel hands in case of a raid on ; Here they are, almost under the shadow of the Capitol dome (which had just been completed). This was one of the precautions taken by the authorities at Washington, of which the general public knew little or nothing at the time. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
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