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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Gen. W.H.L. Wallace's, 2nd Div. Army of the Tenn., from the series "The Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Gen. W.H.L. Wallace's, 2nd Div. Army of the Tenn., from the series "The Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh"

1887

Bennett's methodical documentation of the Shiloh panorama includes this portrayal of Union division positioning during the battle's critical phases. The stereo albumen print preserves both the educational ambitions and entertainment spectacle of these massive 19th-century historical exhibitions.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, Gen. W.H.L. Wallace's, 2nd Div. Army of the Tenn., from the series "The Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh", 1887

Bennett's methodical documentation of the Shiloh panorama includes this portrayal of Union division positioning during the battle's critical phases. The stereo albumen print preserves both the educational ambitions and entertainment spectacle of these massive 19th-century historical exhibitions.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1887
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Landscape, Military, Historical, Sepia Tones, Stereoview

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