Title

"Head-Quarters of Major-General Fremont's Body-Guard at St. Louis, Missouri"

Description

Image of buildings in the background and soldiers in formation near a flagpole with flag. There are soldiers and three ladies in the foreground near tents that have small flags with "KY." written on them. Bottom image of Camp Blood. Tents cover the landscape and an American flag flies in the center. Soldiers are sitting and standing. In upper right corner, there is a large hill with a building on top. "596 HARPER'S WEEKLY. [SEPTEMBER 21, 1861." (printed above image). "HEAD-QUARTERS OF MAJOR-GENERAL FREMONT'S BODY-GUARD, AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. - FROM A SKETCH BY A CORRESPONDENT. - [SEE PAGE 604.]" (printed below image). Prints taken from Harper's Weekly.

Creator

Unknown

Subject

Armed Forces

Women's History

Soldiers

American Civil War

Newspapers

Temporal Coverage

1861-1865

Date

1861-09-21

Format

Image

Identifier

P0084-1241

Medium

Wood Engraving, Image

Source

Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department