Soldier's Rest, Alexandria, Va., commanded by Capt. John J. Hoff
Creator(s): Magnus, Charles, publisher
Date Created/Published: [New York and Washington, D.C.] : Published by Chas. Mangus, 12 Frankfort St., New York, & 520 Seventh Street, Washington, D.C., c1864.
 Medium: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; sheet 40 x 49.5 cm.
Summary: Print shows crowded Union camp located near railroad station and building with sign "Sanitary Commission Lodge for Invalid Soldiers," during the Civil War. "Soldier's Rest, located near the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Depot, was originally used as a "Rest" for men in trains. It was diverted for use as a hospital from May 28 to October 4, 1864." (Source: Civil War Washington website, 2011)
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-34 (b&w film copy negative)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Call Number: PGA - Magnus, Charles--Soldier's Rest, Alexandria, Va. (B size) [P&P]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Notes:
Transfer; Map Division, 1908.
Subjects:
Military camps--Virginia--Alexandria--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities--Union--Virginia--Alexandria.
Format:
Bird's-eye view prints--1860-1870.
Lithographs--Hand-colored--1860-1870.
Collections:
Popular Graphic Arts
Civil War
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