Armstead, George (fl. 1861-1865) [Eight Union officers in front of barracks]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0026 Author/Creator: Armstead, George (fl. 1861-1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 27.9 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph taken during the Civil War. It shows seven Union Army officers and one sergeant standing in front of and leaning on a porch of a Union barracks. The building is a simple clapboard structure and others like it are visible to both sides and the rear. The men are staring off to the left-hand side. On verso: purple ink inscription on adhered tag: "No. 5 Cannot fix location with certainty. May be Memphis or Corinth. Tenn. 1862-3."; in graphite: "5 Armstead," "X 11" and "5790-31[illegible] War."; stamp of the Century Co. Crops marks on recto.
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