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Commissary dept. Hd.qts. Army of the Potomac – Antique Wall Art

Commissary dept. Hd.qts. Army of the Potomac, [1863 March] — historic drawing
Commissary dept. Hd.qts. Army of the Potomac, [1863 March]. 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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Few drawings from the Civil War capture a headquarters from such a low, close angle as this small pencil and Chinese white sketch on tan paper, which is labeled for the Commissary Department of the Army of the Potomac and dated March 1863. The Army of the Potomac was the main Union force in the eastern theater, and in early 1863 it was encamped under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, who had taken command in January after the defeat at Fredericksburg. Commissary departments handled rations and supplies, so the scene points to the everyday logistics that kept a large army fed and equipped during its winter camp. The drawing is a useful record of the camp life that often went unrecorded in battle histories.

Created / published[1863 March]
Medium1 drawing on tan paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 8.6 x 22.0 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsHooker, Joseph,--1814-1879--Military service. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. Military headquarters--Union--1860-1870. Military camps--Union--1860-1870. Military exchanges--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities--Union. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life--Union.United States
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,433 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217850

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