Frame, Picture

Object number93.73.1

Date1864

OriginAndersonville, GA

MediumWood; Cord

Credit LineGift of Janet D. Gilmore

DescriptionOval picture frame is made of three rows of interlocking wooden pieces that resemble clothes pins. Attached cord.DimensionsHeight x Width: 13 × 3 in. (33 × 7.6 cm)
Historical NotesA frame made by James Gilmore at Andersonville Prison in Georgia during the Civil War. Gilmore was a farmer who was in the 101st Pa. Volunteers. Label TextJames Gilmore made this picture frame, consisting of three rows of interlocking wooden pieces, after his capture at Plymouth, N.C., on April 20, 1864. Released a year later, Gilmore carried the frame home with him to Allegheny County. Half of the men captured with him died while incarcerated. The U.S. Sanitary Commission kept track of Union soldiers in Confederate prison camps with the intention of making sure they reunited with loved ones after the war.

Related institution 101st Pennsylvania Volunteers

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