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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08334.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of Wallace Mitchell, Union soldier |
| Title | Pencil sketches of life in camp |
| Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Sketches of sleeping quarters at Camp Wright, "taking rations", a view of Camp Wilkins. Envelope is addressed to Mr. G. B. Mitchell. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Art, Music, Theater, and Film Military Provisions Military Supplies Diet and Nutrition Military Camp |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder information: Union soldier, 16th PA Cavalry, Archive of 32 letters, 1861-1867. Details of cavalry life in the Army of the Potomac, illustrations, Union Patriotic envelopes, etc., revealing the conditions in the army: "Our men are many of them almost naked and to tell the plain truth have nearly starved we have agree among ourselves not to send home any word about our condition until now." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry, C Company |