Featured Image: Army of the Potomac at Cumberland Landing

Title: Army of the Potomac at Cumberland Landing

Date: 1861–1865

Location: Cumberland Landing, Virginia

Creator: Unknown

Source: The Medford Historical Society & Museum

Collection: The Medford Historical Society Civil War Photograph Collection

Description: The Medford Historical Society has an extensive collection of albumen photographs from the Civil War. Many from Mathew Brady's studio.  Typically albumen prints were mounted on cardboard to be sold. Since these were never mounted, they are in much better condition than most photos from the era.

Digitized by the Boston Public Library for Digital Commonwealth as part of the Library for the Commonwealth program. Read more about digitization at the BPL.