| Contributor |
Baum, Charles, copyright holder. |
| Title |
Camp Meigs [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: Printed by F. Moras 109 S. 4th St |
| Date |
c1861 |
| Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph, tinted with two stones; 28 x 69 cm. (21.25 x 54) |
| Description |
View showing the Civil War camp under the command of Col. R.H. Rush at Old Second Street and Nicetown Lane on the estate of
James Logan. In the foreground, soldiers drill on horseback in front of drill sergeants, officers-in-charge, and camp visitors,
including men, women, and children. Also shows rows of tents for companies A-K, Conestoga wagons, hitched horses, a flagpole,
and a locomotive traveling past the camp in the right background. Also includes the names and ranks of the field and staff
officers, and a key to the camps depicted, including the names of the ranking officers, below the image. Officers include
Lieut. Col. J.H. McArthur; 1st Major C. Ross Smith; Chaplain Rev. Erben, Surgeon Willliam Moss, and Quartermaster Sergeant
Richard M. Sheppard. Company captains include George E. Clymer (G), Joseph Wright (D), and Howard Ellis (K).
|
| Is referenced by |
Wainwright 40 |
| Notes |
Copyrighted by Charles Baum. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POS 79 |
|
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 54 M 512 |
| Subject |
Logan, James, 1674-1751 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) -- Facilities. |
|
Military camps -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Military training -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military facilities -- Union. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel -- Union. |
|
Nicetown-Tioga (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Baum, Charles, copyright holder. |
| Location |
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 54 M 512 |
