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., 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.
Creator
Boell, William
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Military [5779.F.62]
Shows a line of civilians near a large flagpole watching the regiment drill in front of their tents at the camp near East Falls, Philadelphia. Civilians include men and women on horseback, women in a carriage, a family with their pet dog, and a child playing with a hoop. Also shows a military band leading the troops, officers on horseback, and other civilians walking the tree-lined circumference of the camp called Camp Union. Also contains the names of the "Committee of the Corn Exchange Regiment" printed below the image. The Exchange raised an infantry of 1000 men during the summer of 1862 through the enticement of a liberal bounty., Printed below the title: To the President and members of the Corn Exchange and the officers and men of the Regiment this Plate is respectfully dedicated by the Artists., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 795, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc54 P544., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War Views, Places and Events.
Creator
Magee, John L., artist
Date
1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W429 [5779.F]
