CIVIL WAR B&O DEPOT a MAJOR EMBARKATION SITE FOR THOUSANDS OF UNION TROOPS PHOTO For Sale

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TheWashington DepotorNew Jersey Avenue Stationwas a train station located in Northwest Washington, D.C., a block north of the Capitol. The train station was also called theB&O Depotas it was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It operated from April 1851 until October 26, 1907, when Union Station commenced operation. During the American Civil War, the New Jersey Avenue Station was the major embarkation site for hundreds of thousands of Union troops. President Abraham Lincoln arrived there to be sworn in as President in 1861. It was from that station that his body along with his son "Willie" Lincoln began its long journey to his final resting place in Illinois after he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.

CONDITION IS VERY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH SOME VERY MINOR SILVERING AND LIGHTHANDLING FROM ITS 117 YEARS.

PERIOD ID'd ON THE REVERSE:

November 1 - 1907

B and O

Jack Q. Slye

R.R.Station, N.J.AVE and C.N.W.

SHARP FOCUS WITHVERY GOOD CONTRAST.

DIMENSIONS: 7 7/8" x 9 15/16"

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