Raynor HCA 2013-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/10/2013
Fine wartime outdoor CDV of the DUTCH GAP CANAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION in November, 1864. Under the orders of Union General Benjamin Butler, construction began on the Dutch Gap canal in August 1864 as the Union Army intended to cut off a 5 mile section of the James River threatened by Confederate forts. Although the project neared completion in late 1864, Butler's engineers never succeeded in opening the canal for warships. The Dutch Gap shortcut only came into use after the Civil War and is now the primary James River channel.
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