St. Patrick's Day in the army--Jumping the ditch / EF. – Antique Print
![St. Patrick's Day in the army--Jumping the ditch / EF., [1863 Mar. 17] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1d/1de5ce2f8e41-L.webp)
(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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St. Patrick's Day in the army--Jumping the ditch / EF. comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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St. Patrick's Day in the army--Jumping the ditch / EF.
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Sketched in pencil, this scene from the Union army is dated to St. Patrick's Day 1863, and its record names General Thomas Francis Meagher, the Irish-born commander of the Irish Brigade. Meagher, a former Young Irelander exiled after the failed 1848 uprising, had led his largely Irish-American regiments at Fredericksburg only three months earlier. Camp observances of the day often combined patriotic toasts with athletic contests, and the title's "jumping the ditch" suggests one such test of nerve. The artist is recorded only as E.F., so the drawing's exact purpose remains unclear.
| Created / published | [1863 Mar. 17] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pencil. |
| Genre | J.P. Morgan |
| Subjects | Genl. Meagher"--on mat. Gift |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,461 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218151 |
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