Title
First Wagon Train Entering Petersburg
Subject
Virginia--Petersburg
Siege of Petersburg (Virginia : 1864-1865)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Wagon trains
Humanitarian assistance
Wagons
Description
The first wagon train filled with food for the residents of Petersburg, Virginia, enters the city after the nine-month Battle of Petersburg running from June 1864 through March 1865.
On verso: "As soon as the Rebels were forced to evacuate Petersburg, April 2, 1865, our troops took possession; the inhabitants of the city were in a very destitute condition, almost starving in fact. The U.S. Government at once began issuing rations to those starving people and great trains loaded with provisions soon rolled into the city. This is a view of the first wagon train that entered the city. The hated Yankees came to them with barrels of flour, pork, coffee, sugar, and other necessaries to relieve their suffering brought upon them by their friends(?) the Rebels."
On verso: "As soon as the Rebels were forced to evacuate Petersburg, April 2, 1865, our troops took possession; the inhabitants of the city were in a very destitute condition, almost starving in fact. The U.S. Government at once began issuing rations to those starving people and great trains loaded with provisions soon rolled into the city. This is a view of the first wagon train that entered the city. The hated Yankees came to them with barrels of flour, pork, coffee, sugar, and other necessaries to relieve their suffering brought upon them by their friends(?) the Rebels."
Creator
Taylor & Huntington
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-04-XX
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
401525
Miscellaneous Collection
Vertical File Stereograph Collection
Original Format
stereograph
b&w
2
Physical Dimensions
11 x 18 cm