Collection	Robert Brand, Jr.
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print mounted on gray colored card stock of the 2nd Wisconsin National Guard breaking down camp.
Event	Spanish American War
Medium	Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink
Notes	Outdoor view of the band, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard breaking camp. Their equipement is packed and the tents taken down. Taken at Camp Thomas, Chicamauga, GA prior to their departure in July 1898. Robert "Popsey" Brand is at left in a white shirt with an "X" penciled on his back. Robert "Popsey" Brand, Jr. was the son of Robert Brand, Sr. His parents were immigrants from Scotland. he was born in Oshkosh May 14, 1871 and was associated with his father's furniture business, Robert Brand and Sons. He was a member of the Arion Band and Orchestra and was the flute soloist. On December 20, 1894 he married Laura Curtis and they had one son, Edwin Brand. While serving in the 2nd WNG band as Principle Musician, he contracted Typhoid Fever at Camp Thomas, Chicamauga, Georgia. He was ill for ten days and his wife and father rushed to his bedside. He died July 5, 1898. His remains were brought back to Oshkosh, where flags were flown at half mast and he was interred at Riverside Cemetery.
Object ID	P2004.18.7
Object Name	Cabinet Card
People	Brand, Robert "Popsey", Jr.
Place	Camp Thomas, GA
Print size	9" x 12"
Subjects	Group photographs Male Soldiers 2nd Wisconsin National Guard Bands Military bands Arion Band Music Musicians Camps Tents
Title	Breaking Camp, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard
Year Range from	1898
Year range to	1898

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