The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge – Antique Print
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(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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This historic drawing of The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge
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Sumner's Upper Bridge spanned the Chickahominy River, a slow, swampy stream east of Richmond that shaped much of the fighting in the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. Union forces under George McClellan advanced up the peninsula that spring, and the river's flooded bottomlands made every crossing a point of concern. Sumner's Upper Bridge carried troops across on the last day of May 1862, as they moved toward the fighting at Fair Oaks. The watercolor, dated 1862, offers a rare view of the crossing as it looked to a contemporary observer, when the war in Virginia was still unfolding.
| Created / published | [1862] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Bridges--Virginia--Chickahominy River--1860-1870. Chickahominy River (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,755 × 3,826 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220251 |
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