The Union & rebel officers taking the last drink after signing the papers of parole & exchange of prisoners, goodbye – Antique Print
![The Union & rebel officers taking the last drink after signing the papers of parole & exchange of prisoners, goodbye, [1862 ca. December?] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/48/48b4fbe1c355-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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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of The Union & rebel officers taking the last drink after signing the papers of parole & exchange of prisoners, goodbye. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Union & rebel officers taking the last drink after signing the papers of parole & exchange of prisoners, goodbye
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Rather than showing combat, this pencil sketch depicts Union and Confederate officers sharing a last drink after signing the papers for parole and the exchange of prisoners, with the title itself calling it a goodbye. The setting is Fredericksburg, Virginia, where the battle of December 1862 left many soldiers on both sides captured. Under the exchange arrangements of the period, captured men were often paroled, meaning they gave their word not to fight until formally exchanged, so these moments of paperwork and courtesy between opposing officers were a routine part of the war's early years. The record dates the sheet only tentatively to around December 1862 and does not name the artist, so the scene is best read as a glimpse of military etiquette rather than a documented event.
| Created / published | [1862 ca. December?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on cream paper : pencil ; 22 x 17.8 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Military officers--Confederate--1860-1870. Military uniforms--1860-1870. Eating & drinking--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners.United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,989 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223133 |
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