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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05111.01.0148 |
| From Archive Folder | Selection of Civil War Era Photographs |
| Title | Twelve medical personnel |
| Date | ca. 1861-1865 |
| Author | Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Hospital stewards or surgeons, posed in front of tents. The soldiers are wearing green half chevrons edged with yellow on their sleves. The caduceus in the center of the chevron indicate the soldiers' grade. Some wear kepis belonging to Medical branch and custom-made versions of the fatigue blouse. "XI-II" "571." Printed from a cracked negative. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Health and Medical Injury or Wound Hospital Uniforms |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |