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The soldier’s dream of home

Description: Image of a Union soldier sleeping with his bayonet by a campfire in a military camp during the American Civil War dreaming of reunion with his family; soldiers, cannons, tents and American flag in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1864
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000802
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

The soldiers dream of home

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Image of a Union soldier sleeping with his bayonet by a campfire in a military camp during the American Civil War dreaming of reunion with his family; soldiers, cannons, tents and American flag in background; a decorative frame with Union shields and stars surrounds image.

priJLC_MIL_000945

This is to certify that Edward C. Williams

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Image of a certificate with image of a soldier in full military uniform standing with rifle and bayonet in hand on a dirt road outside the fence of a large military encampment; ranks of soldiers on foot and on horseback, cannons, and rows of tents visible in camp; civilian man and woman in a two-wheeled horse-drawn cart in the foreground at left.

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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Image of a three-quarter length portrait of American Civil War Union General Nathaniel P. Banks standing with a spyglass, sword, and helmet; soldier leading a horse and guarded military tents near an American flag in background.

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Camp Brightwood. Col. Henry S. Briggs, 10th Regt. Mass. Volunteers

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Image of the 10th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry drilling in ranks at military Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C.; Union soldiers march led by officers on horseback; American flag, tents, covered wagons and cannons visible around the camp.

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Camp Washington, near Centennial Grounds, July, 1876. 7th Regiment N.G., S.N.Y

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Image of Camp Washington located near the grounds for the United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; soldiers of the 7th Regiment of the National Guard of the State of New York armed with rifles and bayonets shown assembled in the center of camp; large American flag flying on flag pole at center; tents and cannons surround the camp perimeter with wooded area in the background.

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The soldier’s grave

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Image of a woman in a cemetery leaning against a military tombstone with clasped hands crying and mourning the loss of soldier husband; her baby lies sleeping wrapped in blankets against a smaller headstone next to her; man and woman with flowers entering graveyard gate at right in background.

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