E & H T ANTHONY STEREOVIEW 1865 CIVIL WAR LIEUT GEN GRANT WIFE SON CITY POINT VA

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E & H T ANTHONY STEREOVIEW 1865 CIVIL WAR LIEUT GEN GRANT WIFE SON CITY POINT VA:
$179.95

Offered for sale is an early and quite Scarce (CIVIL WAR) stereoview Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., 501 Broadway, New York. The stereoview is from the set PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY - THE WAR FOR THE UNION (CIVIL WAR). Dated 1865 on front bottom of frame as photo shows. This stereoview is titled as follows ----

Below additional information on the location (City Point, Va.:

The town of City Point was located at a strategic point of land at the confluence of the James River and the Appomattox River. This confluence provided deep water access to Union controlled Chesapeake Bay.

Union forces under the command of Major GeneralBenjamin Butlerlanded at City Point and captured the town on 5 May 1864. The Union force expanded the perimeter around the point and built an inner line of defenses to protect it from raiding confederates. With City Point secured, Lieutenant GeneralUlysses S. Grantmoved his headquarters to City Point on 15 Jun 1864 and began operations against Petersburg in a effort to cut off Richmond from the rest of the south. On 21 Jun 1864, PresidentAbraham Lincolnand his son Tad made a three day visit to City Point to confer with Grant.

City Point rapidly expanded as the Union logistic hub of the battle for Richmond and Petersburg. It became one of the busiest ports in the world with troops and supplies pouring into the depot. The port at City Point usually had anywhere from 150 to 200 ships anchored and waiting to discharge cargo at the newly built wharfs. Over 390 ships were used to carry supplies and munitions from northern supply points to City Point. Over 3,000 workers were employed in offloading the ships and transferring the supplies to waiting railcars.City Point continued to expanded as the logistic hub to support the new Union ring of fortifications around Petersburg. Rail lines were constructed from the wharf complex at City Point to the Union fortifications around Petersburg. These rail lines eventually ran 22 miles around Petersburg with up to 24 locomotives carrying an average of 1,400 tons of supplies per day to the front lines. Sick and wounded soldiers were transported back to the hospitals at city point by the returning trains.

Seven modern hospitals were built at City Point to handle the expected large numbers of casualties. The largest of the hospitals was the Depot Field Hospital which could handle 10,000 patients and occupied 200 acres. These new hospitals were a far cry from the primitive facilities available at the beginning of the war and offered the best care yet available in the field.

General Grant attacked the confederate defenses around Petersburg during the summer of 1864 with limited success and the siege of Richmond/Petersburg settled into a waiting game with City Point directly supporting the conflict. Thirty days of rations for the troops and twenty days of rations for the animals required that City Point maintain 10,800,000 meals worth of rations and 17,000 tons of food stored at any time. The bakery produced 100,000 loaves of bread a day and the trains delivered it fresh to the troops in the field. City Point Depot became the first huge forward supply depot and established a concept that continues today. In October 1864 General Grant ordered an outer ring of fortifications built to protect the expanding City Point Depot from Confederate raiders. By the end of October 1864, eight forts were constructed that encircled the outer edge of the depot and General Grant\'s headquarters. These forts were mainly located along what is now 16th Street in the city.

President Lincoln again visited City Point on 24 Mar 1865 and stayed two weeks. On 29 Mar 1865 General Grant moved his headquarters from City Point closer to the front. On 2-3 Apr 1865 the Confederate forces were forced to evacuate Richmond and Petersburg and they fled west toward Appomattox Court House where General Lee finally surrendered. After the war ended, City Point continued in operation to resupply Union troops headed north and to process Confederate equipment and animals for reissue to the southern troops headed for home.

On 4 Nov 1867 the last Federal troop detachment departed the City Point the stereoview exhibits soiling or toning commensurate with normal 150 year age as photos show.

I will accept PAYPAL. Items will be shipped first class mail usually next day after payment of Paypal, packaging and mail $2.99. I will combine shipping 1 to 3 views $2.99, 3 to 6 views $5.35 and over 6 no additional postage or shipping charge.

I will ship internationally, payment must be in US funds, Paypal. I will ship world wide International first Class Mail 1 stereoview for $5.99 plus $1.00 for each additional stereoview in combined ship. This increase is due to the new postal service rates. Perhaps I should note that my cost to ship 1 - Two Oz package is $6.16 (1 stereoview packaged) , a 3 oz package is $9.18 international first class mail