History of Antietam National Cemetery ( - Straw huts erected on Smith's farm, and used as a hospital.)

Collection Name

Civil War Hospitals in Western Maryland

ItemID

wcac310

IDEntry

1291

Creator

Alexander Gardner

Rights

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Civil War Photographs, LC-DIG-cwpb-00259

Date

Sept 1862

Collection Location

Library of Congress

Subject

Coverage

Washington County, Md; 1862-1869.

Caption from negative sleeve: Straw huts erected on Smith's farm, and used as a hospital after the battle of Antietam. Sept. 1862.

Notes

The straw appears to have been added on top of the tents for possible insulation.