Union Army camp showing large tents errected among trees and soldiers posed by row – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Union Army camp showing large tents errected among trees and soldiers posed by row in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Union Army camp showing large tents errected among trees and soldiers posed by row
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Few early Civil War images show a camp this plainly, with canvas tents raised in the open woods and men lined up in front of them. The record dates it to 1861, the first year of the war, when Union regiments were still organizing and many camps were set up in a hurry under trees. The print is attributed to Alexander Gardner, who worked as a printer and photographer in the Civil War era, and the title was written by Library staff rather than the photographer. Its rows of tents and posed soldiers give a useful picture of how the early volunteer army lived before the hard campaigning of later years.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Civil War Photograph Collection. Title devised by Library staff. · Gardner Alexander 1821-1882 printer. |
| Subjects | Military camps--Union--1860-1870. Tents--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Military facilities--Union. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,073 × 4,166 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-52079 |
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