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Brigadier General Gillmore Serenaded by the Post Band Item Info

Abstract:
Detailed camp scene.
Title:
Brigadier General Gillmore Serenaded by the Post Band
Artist:
Crane, W. T.
Date:
August 3, 1863
Transcription:
Recto: "sand // Capt Mordecai's tent // Capt Brooks & Lieut Bragg Aides de Camp // Printing office // Engineers office // Mess tent // Gen. Gillmore's tent // Admiral Dalgrens // Cpt. Sumer Chief of Staff // Adjt Genl office // Orderly's // Maj Smiths tent - // Capt[ink] Burgher // A.A. Gen. // Beach // Head Quarters of Brig. Gen.l Gillmore and Staff Morris Island S.C. Aug 3d 1863 // serenade by the Post Band.";Verso: no text.
Subjects:
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863 Morris Island (S.C.)--History--19th century South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Gillmore, Quincy Adams,--1825-1888 United States--Army--Military life
Condition:
Vertical and horizontal fold; ink stain on upper margin.
Place:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Army--Supplies and stores United States.--Army--Military life Butchers--United States Cookery, Military
Medium:
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
6.25 x 9.75 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
32.7124021, -79.8940806
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-8/3/63 (Box 6.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4729
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-WC-SC-8/3/63
Collection:
Military Camp Life
Tags:
Bayonet Beach Captain Mordecai Flag Horses
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Brigadier General Gillmore Serenaded by the Post Band", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2002.html