Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Drawing |
Title |
Head Quarters at Camp Dick Robinson |
Catalog Number |
1987.45.14 |
Creator |
Mathews, Alfred E. |
Date |
1862 |
Material(s) |
Pencil/Paper |
Dimensions |
H-11 W-15.625 inches |
Description |
This is a pencil drawing, titled "Head Quarters at Camp Dick Robinson," by Alfred E. Mathews. The drawing depicts the front of Richard Robinson's house that was used as the headquarters for Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard County, Kentucky. The house is a large, two story home with four chimneys coming from the top. The two-story portico has five columns, and three men are depicted on the front left side. The left side of the house has four windows, and the top two windows have open shutters while the bottom shutters are closed. The right side of the house has three windows shown (the fourth is behind a tree), and all of the shutters are closed. The yard has several small trees scattered across the property as well as two large trees in the front yard. The property is surrounded by a white fence with a gate that is open. To the left of the gate, a man in a suit and top hat is leaning against the fence looking toward the house. In front of the house, there is a wooden platform with three stairs on each side. A man is sitting on the fence behind the platform. In front of the platform, a soldier on a horse and a soldier on foot stand on the path that runs in front of the house and fence. Another man on a horse, along with four other men, and a horse that has been tied up, are all along the front of the fence. In the background toward the left, tents are set up in the woods. Off to the right, a picket fence runs along the back of the property. The title of the drawing is written in cursive ink along the bottom center, and it says "Near Bryantsville Ky" below the title. In the lower right corner, the artist's name is signed, "Alfred E. Mathews, Co. E. 31st Regt. Ohio." There is additional text that has been torn off from the missing portion of the lower right corner. Also, there is an embossed stamp through the paper in the corner, which is circular with a crown in the center. The outer edge of the circle says "Bristol Board." |
Notes |
Established near Lancaster in August 1861, Camp Dick Robinson was a Union recruiting ground established on the farm of Richard Robinson, a Garrard County Unionist. Called "Camp Dick Robinson," many of the state's early Union regiments were recruited there. |
Collection |
Kentucky Military History Museum Collection |
Event |
American Civil War |
People |
Mathews, Alfred E. |
Subjects |
Art Drawing Drawings Pencil works Headquarters, Military Military camps Military headquarters Horses |
Search Terms |
Garrard County (Ky.) Bryantsville (Ky.) American Civil War Civil War |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |