Ambrose Burnside & the 1st RI at Camp Sprague (near Washington, D.C.), 1861

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Uploaded by on Apr 12, 2011

Frank Goodyear, associate curator of photography at the National Portrait Gallery discusses an 1861 photograph of Ambrose Burnside and the Rhode Island 1st Volunteer Infantry, taken at Camp Sprague (near Washington, D.C.) by an unidentified photographer.

Goodyear was interviewed by the NPG's Warren Perry on February 22, 2011.

This video is part of our ongoing series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. To view the entire series see: http://ow.ly/9q25n.

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  • very informitive,,,ironic that i just saw burnsides gravesite at swan point and then run into this ,,,,,,,

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