Scenes Around Petersburg

Civil War Harper's Weekly, July 23, 1864

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Alabama Sinking

Destruction of the "Alabama"

Capture of Kenesaw Mountain

Port Walthall

General Meade and Staff

Train Crash

Humor

Semmes Cartoon

Pennsylvania Map

Scenes Around Petersburg

Battle Marietta Georgia

This Civil War Harper's Weekly features a stunning image of scenes around Petersburg. The lower illustration is captioned, "General Grant's Campaign - A Panoramic View of the Situation Around Petersburg." The upper image is captioned, "The Pontoon Bridge at Point of Rocks on the Appomattox." The upper right image is captioned, "The Rebel Fort Clifton."