U.S. Christian Commission, : At the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Title
U.S. Christian Commission, : At the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa.
Collection
United States Sanitary Commission records. Condensed historical matter
Photographs
Photographs in portfolio
Gettysburg and vicinity
Names
United States Sanitary Commission (Creator)
Tyson Brothers (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1861 - 1871
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 18819
Subjects
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects
Public health -- United States
Gettysburg (Pa.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields
Tyson Brothers. Views from the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863
Camp Letterman General Hospital (Gettysburg, P.a.)
United States Christian Commission
Genres
Notes
Content: Box 17 item 19 [Image ID: 1150195] is identical image.
Biographical/Historical: Camp Letterman was an American Civil War military hospital, which was erected near the Gettysburg Battlefield to treat more than 14,000 Union and 6,800 Confederate wounded of the Battle of Gettysburg at the beginning of July, 1863 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Letterman, retrieved November 9, 2023
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 1 photograph ; 14 x 22 cm. on mount 22 x 28 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
Archives ID: 18819
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11660964
Archives EAD ID: 363385
Archives Components ID: 763000
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b6ba14d0-5af3-013c-5c09-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "U.S. Christian Commission, : At the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861 - 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6ba14d0-5af3-013c-5c09-0242ac110002
APA format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1861 - 1871). U.S. Christian Commission, : At the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6ba14d0-5af3-013c-5c09-0242ac110002
Chicago/Turabian Format
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "U.S. Christian Commission, : At the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6ba14d0-5af3-013c-5c09-0242ac110002
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