Lithograph

Title:

Camp Cross 5th Regt. N.H.V.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.581.03

Creator:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870); Bucknam, John W. (1833-1870)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1864

Description:

Lithograph, Camp Cross 5th Regt. N.H.V., by John H. Bufford (1810-1870), attributed to John W. Bucknam (1833-1870), 1864. Scene of army encampment Camp Cross on the beach of Point Lookout in St. Mary's District, MD. Four boats in water in background. Five wooden cabins in horizontal line at shoreline; middle cabin [colonel's quarters] has a flag pole. A large and small wooden cabin [guard house and quarters] in center middle ground. Tents with conical roofs in rows to left and right of cabins at center. Two small foot bridges span a small trench in middle ground; men on horseback, standing in formation, and sitting on ground dispersed within scene. Letters and numbers designated certain cabins and huts which correspond to matching names listed below scene. Printed, under image at center: "J.H. BUFFORD'S Lith. Boston." Title lower center in margin: "CAMP CROSS 5TH. REGT. N.H.V. / POINT LOOKOUT, ST. MARY'S DIST. MD." Below, three columns of letters and numbers and corresponding names, first column: "B, Capt. Crafts Lts. Sandborn Hilliard. / E, " Livermore " Hale Townsend / C, " Ricker " Fitch Humphrey. / H, " Graves " McGee Cook. / I, Bean " Duren Perkins." Next column at center: "1 Col. C E Hapgood L. Col. Cross / 2 Maj. Larkin Q. M Weber. / 3 Adjt. Marston. / 4 Surgeons Bucknam, Child Trask. / 5 Church 6 Hospital / 7 Chaplin Dean." Next column right of center: "K Capt. Butler Lts. Dame Gove / D " Goodwin " Low Shapleigh. / A " Twitchell " Crosby Hersom. / F " Cummings " Fay Vose. / G " Keller " Cross Libey." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.05 W-16.9 inches

Provenance:

Found in Collection of New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870), Bucknam, John W. (1833-1870)

Subjects:

Civil War, Military camps, Military facilities, Military life, Camps, Military