Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.17 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Camp of 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillary in Louisiana, 1862

PhotographerPhotographed by Mathew Brady American, 1823 - 1896

Date1862

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 3/16 x 3 7/16in. (5.6 x 8.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/16 x 3 7/16in. (5.6 x 8.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 3/8 x 3 3/4in. (6 x 9.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of John Heckman

DescriptionCannons and howitzers are arranged in rows between board fences. Soldiers stand in ranks in the background. Tents, buildings, and barrels are also visible. A large body of water is in the right background.

Object number2003.170.17

MarkingsOn verso, on paper label, printed in black ink, "1st CONNECTICUT ARTILLERY PARK / Encamped at the former quarters of the Louisiana Tigers. / May 1862. / Thie Photographs of this series were taken directly from nature, at con-/siderable cost. Warning is therefore given that legal proceedings will / be at once instituted against any party infringing the copyright."InscribedOn recto, printed in black ink, below photograph, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's Office of the / District Court of the District of Columbia."; On verso, lower right, accession number

Subject Terms