Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

An arrival in Camp–under the Proclamation of Emancipation.

January 1, 2013

Library of Congress,Miscellaneous document sources

An arrival in Camp–under the Proclamation of EmancipationAlfred Waud worked up this sketch from a photograph, probably made in his presence by David B. Woodbury on January 1, 1863. It was published in Harper’s Weekly, January 31, 1863, p. 6.

Library of Congress image.

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When compared with the photograph, it shows that the photo is actually an reversed stereograph.

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