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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02199.20 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1876 Pagination: 1 etching : b&w ; 46.9 x 59.6 cm. Order a Copy

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.

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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