Union Captain J. W. Forsyth, the Provost Marshall
Union Captain J. W. Forsyth, the Provost Marshall, sits on a crate of hardtack, Aquia Creek, Virginia, Feb. 1963. The crate is labeled, 50 lbs. net. Army Bread from the Union Mechanic Baking Company, 45 Leonard St. A Provost Marshall is an officer in charge of a group of military police, which in this case, guards the Union supply depot from Confederate raids or Union soldier pilfering
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13124098
Media ID
45372061
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2345px x 2400px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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