Title: Piedmont, Va., June 5, 1864 Description: The town of Staunton, Virginia, destroyed after the Federal victory at Piedmont by Union troops under the command of the vindictive abolitionist General David Hunter, where uncontrolled Federals sacked the place, whole regiments conducting drunken orgies while Hunter encouraged widespread looting and pillaging; Location: Piedmont, Va. Date: June 5, 1864 Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Battle of Piedmont, Virginia, destruction, looting, pillaging, spoils Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2400 x 1387 (3.33 MPixels) (1.73) Print Size: 20.3 x 11.7 cm; 8.0 x 4.6 inches File Size: 9.56 MB (10,021,450 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000007133c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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