On the front, at left side of mount: "PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY." On the front at right side of mount: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION." On front, along the bottom: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in the Clerk's Office in the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New York."
This view is in the collection of the
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Both the National Museum
of American History and the Library of Congress refer to Fort Mahone as
Fort Damnation.
SIZE. Approximately 3 1/4 x 6 15/16 inches.
CONDITION. Left side: Faded and discolored at left. Right side: A few spots and marks. Mount :Wear around edges and at corners. Soiling on front. Soiling, foxing, and spots on back.
APPEARANCE. Left side has good tones, except where faded and discolored. Right side has very good tones.
FORT MAHONE. "Fort Mahone (1864-1865) - A Confederate U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1864 near Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia. Captured by Union forces on 2 Apr 1865 and abandoned at the end of the war, reportedly leveled later in 1865. Also known as Fort Damnation and Battery No. 29 by Union commanders." (source: FortWiki)