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Grand Concert by Morgan's Men Program

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Title	Grand Concert by Morgan's Men Program
Subjects - TGM	Musicians Concerts Soldiers
Subjects - LCSH	United States - Hitory - Civil War, 1861-1865; Prisoner-of-war camps; Prisoners of War; Prisoners of war as musicians; Camp Douglas (Ill.); Concerts
Description	Drawing of three performers on stage, one with a violin, one with a banjo, and one dancing, advertising a concert to be performed by Confederate prisoners of war from John Hunt Morgan's cavalry at Camp Douglas. They appear to be performing the minstrel song "Old Robert Ridley." Text underneath describes the program.
Place	Chicago (Ill.)
Date	1863 October 5
Collection name	Library Photograph Collection
Historical note	Camp Douglas, Chicago, was a prisoner of war camp during the Civil War. Poor conditions in the camp eventually led to the deaths of more than six thousand prisoners.
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	32436
Ordering Information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/dwg/ImageOrderForm.pdf to Public Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the bottom of the page at the following location under Imaging Services Forms: http://www.tn.gov/tsla/forms.htm#imaging.
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Place of Publication	Chicago (Ill.)