Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Fall in for Soup - Company Mess

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GLC#
GLC02199.20-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1876
Author/Creator
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Title
Fall in for Soup - Company Mess
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 46.9 cm, Width: 59.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Marked "Plate 20." Depicts a scene in winter camp, giving a general idea of the style of huts built and occupied by the troops. Shows a line of troops waiting to get soup. A wagon train is coming down the road from the distant camp on its way to the depot for forage. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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