Name/Title
Union Army Near Marietta, GeorgiaEntry/Object ID
1998.10.0070Tags
Civil WarDescription
Black and white photograph depicting a Union Army artillery battery, likely Battery B, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Taken in the summer of 1864, the image shows soldiers positioned with their field cannons alongside artillery equipment, caissons, limbers, and supply wagons typical of Union forces serving in the Western Theater.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
AtlantaState/Province
GeorgiaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1864Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Excellent