Civil War
[RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph (1830-1902), photographer]. [Ruins of Phillips house near Falmouth, VA]. Ca 1863-1865.
[RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph (1830-1902), photographer]. [Ruins of Phillips house near Falmouth, VA]. Ca 1863-1865.
Sale 2112 - Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Oct 24, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Lot Description
Civil War
[RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph (1830-1902), photographer]. [Ruins of Phillips house near Falmouth, VA]. Ca 1863-1865.
[RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph (1830-1902), photographer]. [Ruins of Phillips house near Falmouth, VA]. Ca 1863-1865.
9 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. cardstock mount. Penciled identification in lower margin of mount and on verso.
The photograph shows ruins of the brick house near Falmouth, VA, that Ambrose Burnside and others used as their headquarters before the house accidently burned down on 14 February 1863. Fredericksburg is visible on the horizon at left across the Rappahannock River. The three men standing in the yard may be the photographer's assistants.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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