Nicholson (John Page) Collection: Photographs (Forty-four) Illustrating General Sherman's Campaigns in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, 1864: from the negatives in the possession of the War Department, U.S.A., 1877, 1864; prints made 1877

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Summary

Title:
Photographs (forty-four) illustrating General Sherman's campaigns in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, 1864: from the negatives in the possession of the War Department, U.S.A., 1877
Dates:
1864; prints made 1877
Abstract:
An album of 39 albumen photographs of the aftermath of Civil War battles in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, 1864.
Extent:
3.16 Linear Feet (1 volume, 1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. photCL 309, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

An album of 39 photographs taken in 1864, documenting locations of Civil War battles and various scenes of destruction in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. Views include battlefields; ruins of buildings, particularly in Atlanta; foxholes and trenches; hills; roads; bridges; and farms. Union soldiers appear in several of the photographs, some holding guns or standing at lookouts. The album, now disbound, has a hand-inked title page and the first leaf is signed "John P. Nicholson, 9-24-1879." The spine of the original binding reads: "Sherman's March - Photographs." Though uncredited, the photographs were made by George N. Barnard, a U.S. army photographer based in Tennessee. This set of albumen prints was made from the original glass negatives in 1877. The prints are approximately 11 x 14 1/2 inches, and are mounted on boards, with hand-lettered titles below. See finding aid for full list of titles.

Biographical / historical:

John Page Nicholson (1842-1921) was a Civil War veteran and collector. From 1861 to 1865, he served as regimental quartermaster with the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment. After the war, he returned to Philadelphia and started collecting Civil War books, manuscripts, and photographs. He also translated and edited two volumes of Comte de Paris' History of the Civil War in America. From 1885 to 1922, he served as recorder in chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and was Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of Gettysburg Monument.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Gertrude M. Nicholson, through the agency of Robert O. Schad, September 1922.
Custodial history:

This album forms part of the Nicholson collection of papers, manuscripts, books, and photograph albums related to the Civil War.

Processing information:

Album was disbound and rehoused by Conservation Department in 1995. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Material specific details:
Title transcribed from item. Though the title states 44, this album was received with only 39 photographs.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Suzanne Oatey
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-09 10:50:42 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. photCL 309, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
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