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Mass. 8th regiment of volunteers

Description: Image of a military camp near Baltimore, Maryland, showing Union soldiers in military uniform both on guard and relaxing near tents during the American Civil War.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1861
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000939
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.

Winter quarters of 3d. Battery, Martin’s Massachusetts Volunteers, near Potomac Creek, Virginia

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Image of a snowy Union military camp near Potomac Creek, Virginia, during the American Civil War; winter scene in camp with soldiers, horses, covered wagons, tents, and stables.

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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 Carroll, Baltimore, MD. 13th Cavalry Regiment Pennsylvania Vols

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Image of Camp Carroll in Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; military tents and buildings, artillery, and a group of soldiers on horseback in foreground with the 13th Cavalry Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers assembled beyond; the city of Baltimore is visible in the background; text listing over 40 names of the "field and staff" of the regiment in bottom margin.

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Zachary Taylor. Major General U.S. Army

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Image of a portrait of Major General Zachary Taylor in military uniform seated at a table inside a tent in a military camp writing out a dispatch with quill and ink; soldier on guard duty visible near rows of tents outside in background.

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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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Camp Belger, Baltimore, Md

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Image of an aerial view of Camp Belger military camp in Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; soldiers from the 114th Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry drilling in long ranks in yard with rows of military camp tents spread out behind in a tree-lined area; American flag on flag pole at center.

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Mass. 8th regiment of volunteers

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