Civil War & Reconstruction
Civil War
Second Union Occupation
Camp of 150th Pennsylvania Infantry
Camp of 150th Pennsylvania Infantry
This is the camp of 150th Pennsylvania Infantry at Belle Plain in March of 1863. Click on picture to enlarge and see details. This reflects life in the camps and exposure to the radically changing elements. Note the choking smoke in the regimental streets from crude, improvised chimneys. The troops are in formation in the middle. Notice the ambulance in the front and the wagons.
