| Collection |
Norman S. Richmond |
| Copyright |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Description |
Gelatin print mounted on gray colored card stock of "2nd Wis. Vol. Inf. Bugle Corps/at Camp Thomas/Lytle Ga".
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| Year Range from |
1898 |
| Event |
Spanish American War |
| Year range to |
1898 |
| Medium |
Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink |
| Notes |
Outdoor view of the 21 Buglers, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard. Each bugler is dressed in fatigue coat; trousers; leggings; campaign hats and leaather belts with "US" buckles. The tents in the camp are visible in the forrest behind them. Camp Thomas was located on the Chicamauga Civil War Battlefield in Georgia.
This regiment mobilized on April 28, 1898. The twelve companies came from Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Appleton, Beaver Dam, Ripon, Ashland, and other local communities. The regiment mustered into Federal service as the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteers, at Camp Harvey in Milwaukee on May 12. The men trained at Camp Thomas, Georgia for two months. In July, they moved by train to Charleston, South Carolina, where they shipped out to Puerto Rico. Landing at Playa De Ponce on July 28, 1898, they participated in combat at Coamo on August 9. They remained in Puerto Rico after the signing of the Peace Protocol for one month. Companies B and F, from Oshkosh, returned on September 9, to a hero's welcome. The 2nd and 3rd Wisconsin were the only two regiments from the state to see actual fighting during the war. There were no battle casualties, but ten men from the regiment died of disease during the conflict. |
| Object ID |
P2004.11.4 |
| Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
| Place |
Camp Thomas, GA |
| Print size |
9" x 12" |
| Subjects |
Group photographs
Male
Soldiers
2nd Wisconsin National Guard
Bugles
Camps
Tents |
| Title |
Buglers, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard |
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Last modified on: December 12, 2009
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