Camp Lily, Fremont's Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri

Camp Lily, Fremont's Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri

Camp scene with portraits.

October 4, 1861

Recto: [signed] "H.L. // Camp Lily, Fremont's Headquarters, Jefferson City. Mo. Oct. 5, 1861. // Hungarians. // Chas or Frank Fremont. // Fremont's tent. // Lilie Gen. Mrs. Fremont. // McKinley."

Verso: "Camp Lilie Fremont's Headquarters Jefferson City. // You will see that this sketch is a little finer in touch than most. Reason, Mrs. Fremont and Lily took special interest in it, and, I hope that you will make a careful and pretty engraving of it, as it will be looked for with interest at the Headquarters. The figures are all portraits."

Vertical and horizontal folds; pin marks in upper right corner; stains at four corners.

graphite on wove paper

7.5 x 9.5 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

38.5767017, -92.1735164

Original drawing location: CW-HL-MO-10/5/61 (Box 5.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4492

(Becker)CW-HL-MO-10/5/61