Name/Title
Prisoners take the oathEntry/Object ID
1995.001.1178Description
Sepia tone 3 1/4"h x 6 1/8"w photo of the Point Lookout prisoners as they took the oath to support the Union just before their repatriation. This is a photograph of two old photographs laid side by side. Approximately sixteen men are standing next to one another in front a raised platform. Three men in dark suits are on the platform. Two other men sit on benches right below the platform. The sixteen men in a line have their hands on Bibles as they swear to uphold the Union. Mr. Fenwick's text on the page: "The final act of the drama. The last Confederate prisoners take the oath at Point Lookout before General James Barnes. April 1865"
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Text on verso: "Picture 189. Prisoners take the oath Apr. 1865" This photo was on page 66 of Binder 1.Collection
Charles E. Fenwick CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Print Size: 3 1/4" x 6 1/8"Location
Container
Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Photo Box 5Shelf
Rack 08, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 08Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Barnes, JamesPerson or Organization
Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)