STEREOVIEW with text on the back: "WAR VIEWS Rebel Soldiers killed in the trenches of Fort Mahone, called by the Soldiers 'Fort Damnation.' This view shows the construction of the bombproofs and covered passages, which branch off in every direction. No. 3182. Copyright Secured. PUBLISHED BY E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO AMERICAN AND FOREIGN STEROSCOPIC EMPORIUM, 501 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK."

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)