Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Unknown Camp of the 45th Ill. Vols. before Vicksburg, near the Shirley

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06390 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Near Vicksburg Type: Photograph Date: [1863] Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

Dugouts and caves, below a white plantation house, used by 45th Illinois near Vicksburg. Blind stamp of photographer C.D. Finch at center bottom. With signature on verso, and later ballpoint pen note "Melancthon Smith 45 Ill."

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources