The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Phila. – Vintage 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 two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Phila., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Phila.
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Two flag bearers are the subject of this wartime sheet music cover, shown on a field the morning after fighting. Drawn by E.B. Bensell and lithographed by T. Sinclair in Philadelphia around 1864, it reflects a music trade that used battlefield imagery to sell songs to families at home. Regimental flags drew enemy fire, so bearers were among the most likely to fall, and the casualty theme here reflects that danger. The gallery files it under Gettysburg, which points to the 1863 battle, though the record itself does not name the site.
| Created / published | c1864. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by Matthew C. Bogia. No. 134. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields. Flags--American--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Union. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs & music. Flag bearers--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,787 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-214123 |
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