Title	Forage house
Description	Unfinished forage house in Nashville, Tennessee, with a group of officers of the Quartermaster Department. An inscription beneath the photograph reads, "Forage House on N. and NW. RR. Nashville, Tenn. - DIMENSIONS. 1st Sec 904 by 156 ft wide; 2d Sec 805 by 112 ft wide Only 201ft 2d finished leaving 604 ft in an unfinished state. FRONT VIEW EAST Group of Officers QMDept Nashville."
Historical note	A forage house was used to store hay and oats for the Army's horses and mules. The Quartermaster Corps is responsible for keeping equipment and supplies functioning and available to the officers and their troops, and transporting supplies to new locations as needed.
Date	Approximately 1862-1865
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Place of Publication	Nashville (Tenn.)
Collection name	THS Picture Collection
Subjects - LCSH	United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 United States - Army - Quartermaster Corps Tennessee - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects - TGM	Military life People Wooden buildings Historic buildings Storehouses Equipment & supplies Railroad tracks
Accession number	THS 241
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	34800
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Negative number	1865
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