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Review of Gen. Ord's division, opposite Fredericksburg, by Maj. Gen. McDowall [sic] and staff – Historic Photo Reproduction

Review of Gen. Ord's division, opposite Fredericksburg, by Maj. Gen. McDowall [sic] and staff, 1862 May. — historic drawing
Review of Gen. Ord's division, opposite Fredericksburg, by Maj. Gen. McDowall [sic] and staff, 1862 May.. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive 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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This rare historic drawing captures Review of Gen. Ord's division, opposite Fredericksburg, by Maj. Gen. McDowall [sic] and staff in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This drawing shows a review of Gen. Ord's division across the river from Fredericksburg, Virginia, in May 1862, with Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell and his staff watching the troops. That spring McDowell's corps was kept near Fredericksburg to guard the approach to Washington rather than join the Peninsula campaign against Richmond, a decision that drew lasting criticism. Drawings like this one, made early in the war, offer a close look at the ceremony and camp life of an army that would fight in and around the town again in December 1862.

Created / published1862 May.
Medium1 drawing.
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
NotesGift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.282) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection.
SubjectsMcDowell, Irvin,--1818-1885. Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862. Military parades & ceremonies--1860-1870.United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 552 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151766

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