Soldiers stand in formation at Fort Wayne

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Description

Platoon of soldiers stands in formation at Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan. Also have prints from negative. Handwritten on print mat front: "Company of recruits (volunteers) 1861. Said to have been 1st company of volunteers at Ft. Wayne." Handwritten on back: "Glass negative 1249 negative broken." Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/Forts-Wayne, Second Regiment platoon."

Details

Resource ID:: EB02c687
Subject:: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865); Drill and minor tactics--Michigan--Detroit; Lantern slides
Date:: 1861
Format:: 1 transparency : glass ; 3.25 x 4 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC lantern slide no. 578
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.