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Title: Hints to soldiers in the camp and on campaign.
Image ID: 831447
Image ID 831447
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 37 x 25 cm. (14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: United States. Army -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army -- 1800-1899
Armies -- American -- 1860-1869
Armies -- American -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Wilderness Survival -- 1860-1869
Tents -- United States -- 1860-1869
Book Illustrations
Notes: Clockwise from upper left: "Waterskin, and mode of carrying it ; Signaling with a piece of looking-glass ; Cutting coarse forage into chaff ; How to secure a prisoner ; Section of tent with fireplace ; Framework for small tent ; Making rush-bottomed chair ; Safe mode of sleeping with a loaded gun ; Mode of distilling sea-water ; Shelter against a driving wind ; Underground tent with two stories ; 1. A broken tongue mended, 2. Fastening ropes, 3. A strap padlocked ; Sled made out of a bough." Center images: "Bridging across a gap ; Descending a steep hill."
Date Published: 1893
Barcode Number: 33333159437660
Struc ID: 586074
Source: The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldiers as displayed on the battle field.    View All images from Source
In Folder: Army -- United States -- 1860s    View All images from Folder

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