The signal officer off duty – Antique Wall Art
(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 The signal officer off duty, a historic drawing rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A pen-and-ink style drawing titled "The signal officer off duty" shows a soldier asleep, with the scene tied by its record to Rappahannock Station in Virginia, dated February 8, 1864. Signal officers, who sent messages by flag and lamp between positions, often worked long hours in exposed spots, so a picture of one resting on a winter camp night captures a quieter side of the war than battle scenes do. The drawing is one of the Civil War items given to the Library of Congress by J.P. Morgan in 1919, part of a collection of wartime sketches that record camp life as well as combat.
| Created / published | 1864 Feb. 8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.138) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. |
| Subjects | Military officers--1860-1870. Sleeping--1860-1870.United States--Virginia--Rappahannock Station |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 960 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111397 |
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