Destruction of the locomotives on the bridge over the Chickahominy – Antique Wall Art
![Destruction of the locomotives on the bridge over the Chickahominy, [1862 June] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4b/4b77d59effd3-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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Step back in time with Destruction of the locomotives on the bridge over the Chickahominy, a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Destruction of the locomotives on the bridge over the Chickahominy
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This drawing shows the wrecked locomotives on the railroad bridge over the Chickahominy River in Virginia, a scene dated to June 1862. That month the Union Army was fighting its way up the Virginia Peninsula toward Richmond, and the Chickahominy, a slow, marshy stream east of the Confederate capital, was a major obstacle that both sides crossed and contested. Armies on both sides routinely destroyed rail bridges and engines to deny them to the enemy, which is the event the subject headings describe. The sketch was made in pencil, white gouache, and ink wash on brown paper, a quick, field-style technique that conveys the damage and the mood of the moment.
| Created / published | [1862 June] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on brown paper : pencil, Chinese white, and black ink wash ; 18.3 x 25.9 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Railroad bridges--1860-1870. Railroad locomotives--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage--Union.United States--Virginia--Chickahominy River |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,456 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219445 |
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