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[A stampede of army horses] – Vintage Wall Art

[A stampede of army horses], [1864 January] — historic drawing
[A stampede of army horses], [1864 January]. Historic drawing from the Horses 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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A pencil drawing on cream paper, dated January 1864, shows a herd of army horses in full flight, their bodies stretched low and their manes flying. The subject sets it apart from the other horse pictures on this board: rather than a single posed animal, the sheet captures the chaos of a mass of cavalry mounts moving at speed. During the Civil War, horses were essential to both sides, pulling artillery and supply wagons and carrying troopers, and the Union army bought and moved them in enormous numbers. Drawings like this one, made quickly in pencil, record that daily reality of camp and campaign life.

Created / published[1864 January]
Medium1 drawing on cream paper : Pencil ; 22.8 x 37.7 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsHorses--1860-1870. Cavalry--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies.United States
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 948 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-112863

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