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Locomotives Christopher Adams and La Fourche, Algiers Terminal, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1864
The locomotives "Christopher Adams" and "Liverpool," taken over and operated by the U.S. military during the Civil War.
Engine No. 490
View across railroad tracks towards several crew members posing on Engine No. 490, class H5.
Old Abe on Perch
circa 1860-1869
A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
Office of a Soldiers' Aid Society
circa 1860-1869
Woodcut of an office of a Soldiers' Aid Office during the Civil War.
Governor Louis P. Harvey's Pocket Knife
circa 1860-1869
Pocket knife of Governor Harvey from the time of the Civil War.
