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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Gen. Benjamin Butler, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Gen. Benjamin Butler, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
DateJuly or August 1864
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 × 4 7/8 in. (12.7 × 12.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 17 × 16 in. (43.2 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.257
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Photograph of a man seated in a chair on top of a low wooden platform underneath a tent. He is seen in profile looking off to the right side of the view. He has long hair, a beard and a cap on his head. His hands are resting on his thighs, and a table and basket are positioned behind him in the tent. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].