River,drill ground of the defenders,Cairo,Alexander County,IL,1861,Camp Defiance

Title: Reaching out for the river - drill grounds of the defenders of Cairo, Ill.
Date Created/Published: [1911, from a photograph taken in 1861]
Summary: Panoramic view of the parade grounds at Camp Defiance, Cairo, Illinois shows troops from several Illinois volunteer units engaged in drill practice; in the background is the Mississippi River.
Notes:
Title from item.
Copyright by Review of Reviews Co.
Illus. from: The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities / Francis Trevelyan Miller, editor-in-chief ; Robert S. Lanier, managing editor. New York : Review of Reviews Co., 1911, v. 1. The opening battles, p. 176-77 (bottom).
Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities--Union.
Military camps--Union--Illinois--Cairo--1860-1870.
Military training--Illinois--Cairo--1860-1870.
Forts & fortifications--Illinois--Cairo--1860-1870.
Book illustrations--1910-1920.
Halftone photomechanical prints--1910-1920.
Panoramic photographs--1860-1870--Reproductions--1910-1920.
Bookmark /2003663013/
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