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The 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry at Columbus, Kentucky

Content Provider	Library of Congress - Photographs
Spatial Coverage	United States Kentucky--Columbus
Description	Stereographs show the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under the command of John C. Bigelow, during their 100 day garrison duty at Columbus, Kentucky, from May to October 1864. After its Confederate occupation from 1861-1862, Columbus was converted by the Union into a supply depot, river port, and transportation hub for their forces, and became a major recruiting center for African American soldiers. This 100 day regiment was intended to free up front-line troops by taking on the critical tasks of guarding the Mobile & Ohio Railroad (of which Columbus was the northern terminus), bridges, forts, and prisoners of war. These stereographs document the soldiers in camp - in practice drills but particularly in their free time, playing cards, boxing, and reading. Some of the images show young African American boys, possibly employed by the soldiers to help with camp duties.
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Part of Series	Groups of Images (LOTs)
Requires	HTML5 supported browser
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Military training--Union--Kentucky--Columbus--1860-1870.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Military life--Union--Kentucky--Columbus--1860-1870.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Military camps--Kentucky--Columbus--1860-1870.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Soldiers--Union--Kentucky--Columbus--1860-1870.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Kentucky--Columbus--1860-1870.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	United States.--Army.--Illinois Infantry Regiment, 134th (1864)--People--Kentucky--Columbus.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Leisure--Kentucky--Columbus--1860-1870.
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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