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Amazing Civil War Bird’s Eye View of Alexandria

Published March 8, 2013

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I love this. You’ll love this too, I’m sure.

It’s a bird’s eye view of Alexandria from the water in 1863. Thank you Library of Congress!

1863 view of Alexandria

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1860s, Alexandria VA, The Civil War

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