Unburied dead on battlefield (from Gaines' Mill, vicinity of Cold Harbor). Human skulls are clearly visible laying on the field. Title from caption. Alt title from recto. Written on verso: This photograph was made several months after the battle, on the field at Gaines' Mills, Va. At the time of the fight our troops were obliged to abandon the field and leave the dead unburied. The skulls and skeleton remains of some of our unknown heroes are here seen on the spot where they gave their lives for our country. In the background can be seen the earthworks where, probably, was stationed the battery these soldiers were trying to capture when they were killed.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Virginia United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties Battlefields--Virginia--1860-1870. (lctgm)
Place
Gaines' Mill (Va.)
Source
Stereographs War United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
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