| Collection |
Spanish American War |
| Copyright |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Description |
Gelatin print mounted on gray colored card stock of Sutlers at Camp Thomas Ga.
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| Event |
Spanish American War |
| Medium |
Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink |
| Notes |
Outdoor view of the Sutlers' row near Camp Thomas Ga. and Lytle GA. A street lined with shanties selling goods to soldiers can be seen. Camp Thomas was located on the Chicamauga Civil War Battlefield in Georgia. Inscribed at bottom, "Street near Lytle, Ga. near Camp Thomas which sprang up in a day and was commonly called by the 'boys' 'Midway'."
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 |
P2004.44.51 |
| Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
| Place |
Camp Thomas, GA |
| Print size |
9" x 12" |
| Subjects |
Group photographs
Male
Soldiers
2nd Wisconsin National Guard
Sutlers
Shopping
Stores & shops |
| Title |
Sutlers at Camp Thomas Ga. |
| Year Range from |
1898 |
| Year range to |
1898 |
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Last modified on: July 22, 2007
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