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Col. Graham's 5th Excelsior reg. U.S.V. Shelled while being reviewed by Gen. Sickles – Vintage Wall Art

Col. Graham's 5th Excelsior reg. U.S.V. Shelled while being reviewed by Gen. Sickles, [1862 June] — historic drawing
Col. Graham's 5th Excelsior reg. U.S.V. Shelled while being reviewed by Gen. Sickles, [1862 June]. Historic drawing from the Civil War collection.

(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 Col. Graham's 5th Excelsior reg. U.S.V. Shelled while being reviewed by Gen. Sickles, a historic drawing rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Few pictures from the Peninsula campaign show a review interrupted by enemy fire, and this drawing captures that moment for Col. Charles K. Graham's regiment, the 5th Excelsior (officially the 74th New York), as Gen. Daniel Sickles looked on. Sickles had raised the Excelsior Brigade from New York volunteers in 1861, and the brigade served in the Army of the Potomac's advance up the peninsula toward Richmond in the spring and summer of 1862. Drawn in pencil and white body color on brown paper, the sheet pairs a scene of military ceremony with sudden danger, and it includes drummers among its subjects.

Created / published[1862 June]
Medium1 drawing on brown paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 26.4 x 35.7 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsGraham, Charles Kinnard,--1824-1889--Military service. Sickles, Daniel Edgar,--1825-1914--Military service. United States.--Army.--New York Infantry Regiment, 74th (1861-1864) Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Drums--1860-1870. Military parades & ceremonies--1860-1870. Soldiers--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,510 × 3,645 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222330

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