Battlefield of Winchester, Third Position of Union Army

Identifier:

028413

Collection Number:

Biscoe

Title:

Battlefield of Winchester, Third Position of Union Army

Date:

1884/07/31

Creator:

Biscoe, Thomas and Walter

Description:

'Looking towards the Blue Ridge, the eastern wall of "the Valley." The line of the range of Mts. can be scarcely distinguished in the photograph, though the blue line was very easily seen by us when on the spot. Two noted passes on gaps were in sight. Ashby's gap on the extreme right and "Snickers gap" on the extreme left. Under the trees on the left we sat after dinner and read our letters which were received at Winchester. 108.D(65); July 31, 1884, Thursday 1-15 pm. hazy'

Subjects:

Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864., Photographers Collections--Biscoe, Thomas, and Walter.

Geographic:

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields., Blue Ridge Mountains.

Acquisition Source:

Marietta College

Acquisition Method:

Loan

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView