The ruins of Hampton, Va. / McIlvaine. – 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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This rare historic drawing captures The ruins of Hampton, Va. / McIlvaine. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The ruins of Hampton, Va. / McIlvaine.
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Hampton, a port town on the Virginia Peninsula near the mouth of the James River, was set on fire by Confederate forces in August 1861 as they withdrew ahead of Union troops based at nearby Fort Monroe. McIlvaine's 1862 watercolor shows the town in the aftermath, when chimneys and gutted walls stood where houses and shops had been. Works like this give a firsthand view of the damage that the war and deliberate burning left on Southern communities.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Ruins--Virginia--Hampton--1860-1870.--1860-1870. Hampton (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia--Hampton |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,643 × 3,826 px · prints to 15 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220261 |
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