Showing posts with label hardtack. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Hand-Colored Portrait of a Group of Union Soldiers Posing With Hardtack During the Civil War


Hand-colored portrait of a group of Union soldiers posing with hardtack, cups, and canteens in an unidentified camp during the Civil War. They have also been identified as Confederate troops by some sources.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Union Captain J. W. Forsyth Sitting on a Hardtack Crate at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia (1863)


Stereoscopic portrait of Union Captain J. W. Forsyth of the 18th US Infantry Regiment sitting on a hardtack crate at Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia, February 1863. Animated stereoview.

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