The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Phila. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Phila., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Phila.
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Two standard bearers stand amid the aftermath of a battle in this color lithograph, which is titled for the day after the fighting. E.B. Bensell drew the design and T. Sinclair printed it in Philadelphia around 1864, and it served as a sheet music cover, so its job was to sell a patriotic song as much as to record an event. The gallery groups it with Gettysburg material, which suits the July 1863 battle, though the picture was made a year later and reads as a sentimental scene. Color bearers were among the most exposed men in a regiment, and the image honors their courage and the losses of the Union ranks.
| Created / published | c1864. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by Matthew C. Bogia. No. 134. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields. Flags--American--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Union. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs & music. Flag bearers--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 900 × 946 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-214123 |
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