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

Returning to Camp.

May 6, 2013

Library of Congress,Miscellaneous document sources

Dick,  sketched on the 6th of May, the afternoon of Gen. Hookers retreat across the Rappahannock.

Dick,  sketched on the 6th of May, the afternoon of Gen. Hookers retreat across the Rappahannock.

Drawn by Edwin Forbes. In another of Forbes drawings, Dick is identified as a cook. This Library of Congress image also appears in the Prints and Photographs catalog in the category Cooks–1860-1870.

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