A battalion of Union soldiers stand at attention, lead by two officers on horseback. Also shown are the barracks of Camp William Penn with a small covering of snow. Title from photo: Alt title supplied by cataloger. Historical note sent by Rita Roberts: "Camp William Penn. Here was Pennsylvania's only training camp for African American soldiers -- and the largest of 18 in the nation during the CW. Comprising over 10,000 men, 11 regiments of U.S. Colored Troops were trained here: the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 2nd, 24th, 25th, 32nd, 41st, 43d, 45th, and 127th. Recruits first arrived on June 26, 1863; many were to fight in Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, & elsewhere. The camp closed August 14, 1865." Photographer unidentified.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 print : albumen ; 25.4 x 32.7 cm (10 x 12 7/8 in.)
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.) Military camps--Union--Pennsylvania--1860-1870. (lctgm) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Place
La Mott (Pa.)
Source
John P. Nicholson Collection: Civil War Photographs. United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
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