Details
Creator Boell, William.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title View of Camp Gallegher [sic] 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 2d Battalion. near Falls of Schuylkill. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Lith & publ. by W. Boell, 311 Walnut St
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1862
Date [ca. 1862]
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 46 x 65 cm (24.25 x 18.25 in.)
Description View showing the Civil War camp under the command of Col. James A. Galligher. Soldiers drill on foot and on horseback in front of drill sergeants, officers-in-charge, and camp visitors, including men, women, and children. Also shows rows of tents; flagpoles; and a horse-drawn streetcar from the Girard College and Manayunk line passing the campgrounds. Also includes the names and ranks of the commanding officers and their respective companies below the image.
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 785
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Upper right corner repaired.
Illegible inscription upper left corner.
Subject United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 13th (1861-1865) -- Facilities.
Military camps -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Military training -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn omnibuses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military facilities -- Union.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel -- Union.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Military [5779.F.62]
Accession number 5779.F.62