Close Up: City Point Army Cook

[Jeremy Bevard]

This image seems simple at first but looking at the details and the background bring a whole world into view.

Original photo is from the LOC with the title "City Point, Va. African American army cook at work" and summery of "Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865."

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/civwar/item/cwp2003000544/PP/

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[Daniel]

Re: Close Up: City Point Army Cook

Wonderful pics. Thank you for posting them. Not sure if I am seeing right, but are those Sibley tent tripods being used to hold up those pots?

Dan Stewart
WIG/Old Guard

[hireddutchcutthroat]

Re: Close Up: City Point Army Cook

I think you hit the nail on the head Dan.