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Hoyt, Frank A., fl. 1863-1865 [Manuscript drawing of the camp of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03050 Author/Creator: Hoyt, Frank A., fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Map signed Date: 1863-1865 Pagination: 2 p. : col. Height: 20 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Shows the various buildings and structures in camp, including barracks, a sawmill, barns, and a steam furnace. The buildings are numbered and there is a corresponding legend on the verso.
Drawn in pencil with a colored flag. The regiment operated from 1863-1865 in southwestern Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Indian Territory. Frank Hoyt enlisted as a private in the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment in December 1863 and served until August 1865.

Hoyt, Frank A., fl. 1863-1865

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