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Casemate Camp Des Romains
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About this work
Charcoal sketch on paper. Through a large archway in the foreground, the viewer can see the interior of a building, filled with debris and deceased men. Rays of sun come through a hole in the building made by a shell. Original notation (on catalog card): "The Camp des Romains forms the apex of the St. Mihiel salient and its fortress was deemed impregnable. On the afternoon of Sept. 12th it was bombarded and a great shell pierced the arch of this casemate killing the commander's orderly and three other German soldiers. It was evacuated that night."
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCasemate Camp Des Romains. 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.
