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[General Scott giving orders to his aides for the advance of the Grand Army] – Vintage Wall Art

[General Scott giving orders to his aides for the advance of the Grand Army], [1861 July] — historic drawing
[General Scott giving orders to his aides for the advance of the Grand Army], [1861 July]. 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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A window into the past: [General Scott giving orders to his aides for the advance of the Grand Army], preserved in this historic drawing. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Winfield Scott, the aging general-in-chief of the Union army, is shown among his staff as orders go out for the advance in July 1861. The record names George W. Cullum, Schuyler Hamilton and Henry Van Rensselaer as the officers present, all connected with Scott's staff. The drawing is worth a closer look for its medium: pencil and Chinese white on olive paper, a combination that gives the figures soft tonal shading. The advance it depicts led to the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the first major clash of the Civil War, which ended in a Union retreat.

Created / published[1861 July]
Medium1 drawing on olive paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 26.8 x 37.8 cm. (sheet).
GenrePortraits 1860-1870.Drawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsCullum, George W. (George Washington),--1809-1892--Military service. Hamilton, Schuyler--Military service. Van Rensselaer, Henry,--1811-1864--Military service. Scott, Winfield,--1786-1866--Military service. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military tactics.United States
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-109018

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