Civil War Sketchbook : Watercolor Paintings
Title:
8th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Bivouac near Sloocombs Creek, North Carolina - March 21, 1862
Scope & Content:
Here, Shadek depicts dozens of temporary shelters and tents where soldiers have set up camp on a sloping field with trees in the background. Equipment is piled up and some soldiers are carrying rifles or sit on the ground chatting.
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