The Thirteen-Inch Mortar "Dictator"

The Union line before Petersburg

Interior of Fort Sedgwick

Bomb-proofs in the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "Fort Hell"

Interior of the Rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", showing gabions, "chevaux de frise", &c

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va. View taken April 3, 1865

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va. View taken April 3, 1865

View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va., showing gabions, bombproofs, "chevaux de frise" and rifle pits in the distance

Interior view of the Rebel works in front of Petersburgh [sic], Va. showing ammunition boxes, canteens and soldiers' effects scattered around. This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865

Interior of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va. View taken April 3, 1865

Fortifications and bomb-proofs, in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va

Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va.

Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va.

Ditch and "Cheavaux de Frise" in front of the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "Fort Hell"

Breastworks and "Cheavaux de Frise" in the Rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation"--Lieut. J.B. Krepps, 2d Penn. Veteran Artillery and comrades viewing the works

Rebel breastworks in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg). The small mounds with chimneys are the soldiers' quarters, under ground

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", Richmond, Va.

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", Richmond, Va.

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", Richmond, Va.

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation," Richmond, Va.

View from the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the rebel soldiers "Fort Hell"

Dismantling of the rebel forts after the storming of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va.

Chevaux de frise, and breast works in the Union fort Sedgwick, called by the Rebels "Fort Hell," showing two wounded soldiers

The ditch on the west side of the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the Rebel soldiers "Fort Hell"

Soldiers' quarters in the Union Fort Rice adjoining Fort Sedgwick (fort Hell".)

A large gun in the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va.

One reason why we did not go to Richmond

One reason why we did not go to Richmond

Where one of Grant's messengers called

Ft. Brady, James River, Va. View showing battery ready for action