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The "General" Locomotive used by Andrew's Raiders
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Color postcard view of the railroad locomotive used in a famous Civil War incident, which was later retold in Buster Keaton's motion picture The General. Caption reads: "The 'General' used by Andrew's Raiders, now on exhibition, Union Depot, Chattanooga, Tenn."
circa 1860-1869
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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.
Furl that Banner!
circa 1860-1869
Color postcard with a poem, and featuring a man holding a ragged Confederate battle flag.
General Ulyses S. Grant's Headquarters, Corinth, Mississippi
1910
View across street toward the headquarters. Caption reads: "General Grant's headquarters during the summer & fall of 1862 before the Battle of Corinth."
Union Army Officers in the Field
1863
Union army officers. From left are: General U.S. Grant, General Rawlins, General Webster, Colonel Lagow, and Colonel Killyer take a break.
General Ulyses S. Grant's Headquarters, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1915
Color postcard view of house with trees and yard on a hill. Caption reads: "Grant's Headquarters, Vicksburg, Miss."
