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Description
In a "Scrap & Sketch Book" he began writing in 1864, John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, compared what people thought a soldier might look like before the Civil War with this illustration of "What a million of men found constituted a soldier from 1861-1866."
Starting on page 114 of the book, Martin described in detail the soldier's uniform and gear. He followed the page of illustration with a "Chapter on Soldiers."
About This Item
- Title: Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866
- Creator: John Martin
- Creation Date: circa 1866
- Subject Date: circa 1866
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 19 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1972; 1997.16.1
- Object Type: Image
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- Bangor (Me.)--History
- Clothing & dress--Maine--Bangor
- Diaries
- Martin, John, 1823-1904
- Military personnel--United States--Maine--Bangor
- Scrapbooks
- Uniforms--Maine--Bangor
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
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