Camp Greble near Norfolk, Va. 1862
Sujet

Camp Greble near Norfolk, Va. 1862

Légende

Twenty-four locations are indexed including "Sutter & Gun maker, "Photograph Shop," "House for Knapsacks," and "Bowling Alley." Tents of officers and various companies are identified as are cooking houses; Camp Greble was named in honor of Lieutenant John Trout Greble killed at the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia (June 10, 1861) and the first Union Army officer to die in the Civil War. In 1861, Frank Manacle, a native-born Prussian, enlisted as a private in the New York State Volunteers (N.Y.S.V.). He was eventually transferred to Company F of the 99th N.Y.S.V., serving in the Union Coast Guard. In January 1864, he was captured near Smithfield, Va., and was a prisoner of war in Richmond, Va., and Andersonville, Ga.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG20A03_003

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,4Mo (10,3Mo) / 41,2cm x 31,3cm / 4868 x 3692 (300dpi)

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