Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
8th Regiment, Infantry, Company F, Camp Dewey and Chickamauga, Georgia, 1897-98 |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
8th Regiment, Infantry, Company F, Camp Dewey, South Framingham and Chickamauga, Georgia, 1897. The camp there was named Camp Thomas; inscribed caption on verso: "8th Regt. M.V.M. / at Chickamauga, Ga. - 1898." Four photos, different sizes, mounted on each side of cardboard 25 x 29 cm. 1. Three officers of 8th Regiment, Infantry, Company F, with two artillery wagons. They are at Camp Dewey in South Framingham. The cannons are not visible. The soldiers are in uniform with hats; one is standing in the rear with a two wheeled artillery wagon, he is not identified. Two are with the wagon in front, Col. William A. Pew standing and Lt. Col. E. W. M. Bailey seated on the wagon. Tents in the background. Inscribed caption: "Light Artillery Wagon - So. Framingham Mass. / Fall Field Day - 1897 or earlier / Col. Wm. A. Pew Lt. Col. E. W. M. Bailey / 8th Regt. M.V.M." 17 x 22 cm. 2. Company F during artillery training, Chickamauga, Georgia, cannons firing on wagons and smoke on the field. Two men with their backs to the camera in the foreground, not identified. Inscribed caption: "Light Artillery Training - Chickamauga, Ga. (not Haverhill)." 10 x 13 cm. 3. Colonel William A. Pew mounted on a dark horse, facing left, in a field, Chickamauga, Georgia. Buildings in the background. Inscribed caption: "Colonel Pew." 10 x 13 cm. 4. Surgeon General [William] Cogswell mounted on a white horse, walking facing left. Soldiers in the background. Probably near Camp Thomas. Inscribed caption: "Surgeon Gen. Cogswell." 9 x 12 cm. |
Date |
1898 |
Processing Method |
Collodion POP |
Call Number |
HG4.7 Senter HPH 32-437E |
Catalog Number |
31479006488604 |
Subjects |
Framingham (Mass) Chickamauga (Ga) Spanish-American War, 1898 Soldiers Ordnance Group portraits Portraits |
Place |
Chickamauga, GA/South Framingham, MA |
People |
Cogswell, William Pew, William A. Bailey, E. W. M. United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 8th (1898-1899) |
Search Terms |
South Framingham Soldiers Spanish-American War Company F 8th Regiment Infantry Army Military history Tents Camp Dewey Men Horses Chickamauga Georgia Camp Thomas Cannons Ordnance William Cogswell Cogswell William A. Pew Pew E. W. M. Bailey Bailey Group portraits Portraits |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
Related Records |
Show Related Records... |
Last Updated |
2021-02-12 |