Location:
Alexandria, VA, United States
Post Date:
May 8, 2013 11:27 PM
TAG ID:
pubnchpics005918
(RM)
Credit:
Andrew J. Russell / NC History Images/Newscom
Format:
5436 x 4333 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Andrew J. Russell
Keywords:
United States Military Railway Department, CW150, 1861-1865, American Civil War, War Between the States, 1862, 1863, transportation, boat, waterway, river, barge
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
General view of an ark (barge) docked at Alexandria, Virginia. This vessel, which was 60 feet long, 20 feet wide, and from 6 to 8 feet high, was used to move supplies and/or troops up and down the Potomac River.