Union Army Re-laying Tracks Torn Up by Confederates in Civil War

1862

Egbert Guy Fowx

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Egbert Guy Fowx

Artist, American, 1821 - 1889

This is a photograph of several people working on a railway track in a wooded area. The scene shows individuals engaged in laborious activities, surrounded by trees and bushes. The ground is littered with debris and metal parts, suggesting construction work. Various tools are visible, and some individuals seem to be supervising or assisting with the task. The image captures a moment of manual labor in a rugged environment.

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Provenance

Culver Service, New York; Ron Perisho, Gettysburg, PA; NGA purchase, 2025.

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by unknown hand, bottom center on mount in black ink: Union Army re-laying tracks torn up by / Confederates in the Civil War.; on verso, by unknown hand, across top in graphite: PHCW VI-90 REPAIRING TRACKS AFTER STUART’S RAID AUG 22 / ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RR AT CATLETT'S STATION / POPE'S CAMPAIGN; upper left circled: 387; upper right Culver Service stamp in purple ink crossed out in black ink; center left Culver Service stamp in black ink crossed out in black ink; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: NA# 111-B-397 / CWR p82 / Along Orange & Alexandria RR / After Jeb Stewart's [sic] Raid Aug 22 1862

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