Federal Camp

[frontrank2]

Union soldiers' camp behind the lines during the Battle of Nashville - 12/16/1864

 

[toot]

a rely nice glass plate.

 

[frontrank2]

I can almost smell the bacon frying and the coffee boiling.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

One of our sons has been in a situation where he slept for some time in a tent in January, or in the open and woke with snow on his face. He swears it was not all that uncomfortable, but I can hardly believe him. These tents don't look like they would be much protection from the cold. The cabins in the background are perhaps the officers quarters? Not sure why the didn't build winter quarters for all the men. Maybe someone with more knowledge of the Nashville campaign can elaborate?

 

[bankerpapaw]

I can almost smell the bacon frying and the coffee boiling.

Don't forget the latrines!!!

 

[frontrank2]

Don't forget the latrines!!!

IIRC, they were called sinks.

 

[1st New Jersey Brigade]

IIRC, they were called sinks.

Different name, same smell.

 

[Lampasas Bill]

Not sure why the didn't build winter quarters for all the men.

Thomas's objective was to secure Nashville, defeat Hood then chase him out of Tennessee. I believe he had no intention of ordering his army into winter quarters until that was accomplished.

 

[dgfred]

I have that one at home in a book. Spent I don't know how much time just looking/staring at it.

 

[toot]

IIRC, they were called sinks.

what ever, they still smell the same! dose not smell like fresh brewed coffee in the AM.

 

[toot]

I thought that sinks were for washing up in?

 

[frontrank2]

I think I can make out the company streets............barely.

 

[toot]

you got very good eyes! where are they?

 

[bdtex]

Landscape stripped clean. Stone wall on the hill. Earthworks below with head logs.

 

[toot]

yep! your eyes are rely good. I too see it. guess ya gotta scan the photo for the hidden jewels? thank's. toot.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

I think I can make out the company streets............barely.

Forgive my old eyes, but it looks to me as if companies are formed in U shaped groups, arranged next to each other down the line. I have read descriptions of officer's tents being placed "at the head of the company street" so that would, I suppose, lend itself to a U shape. Is that what others are seeing too?
And does anyone know where would the latrines be placed? The only latrine photo I can recall at the moment is the one of the sinks at Andersonville?

 

[bdtex]

A wagon train on the road in the distance. Some of the wagons are covered, some are not.

 

[bdtex]

Lotta chimneys in those pictures too.

 

[tmorr]

Lotta chimneys in those pictures too.

The chimneys are what I find most interesting along with the proximity of the camp to the earthworks. There are other images from this series of shots at Nashville that show the "empty" camp(s) without tents/canvas (presumably packed up by the men prior to the attack/advance) and the chimneys remain showing each tent/shelter location.

 

[toot]

WOW, I would rely like to see that / them.