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Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, generally known as Fort Hell
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander GardnerMay 1865
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the living quarters of the Union Army soldiers at Fort Sedgwick, or Fort Hell. The quarters are supported by wooden frames and walls built into large mounds of earth, and outfitted with chimneys made of wood barrels to vent smoke from stoves used for heat. Two men stand among the quarters on the left.
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- Title: Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick, generally known as Fort Hell
- Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
- Date Created: May 1865
- Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 17 × 22.9 cm (6 11/16 × 9 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XO.944.2.2.33
- Culture: American
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, about 1840 - 1882) Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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