View of Winchester, Va., from fort on the hill N.E. of the town / EF. – 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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View of Winchester, Va., from fort on the hill N.E. of the town / EF.
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Drawn in pencil and dated July 20, 1862, this sketch shows Winchester, Virginia, as seen from a fort on the hill northeast of town, with a breastwork in the foreground. Winchester changed hands many times during the Civil War, and its position at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley made it a strategic prize for both armies. Fortifications like the one pictured were built on the surrounding heights to guard the approaches to the town. The drawing is part of a Civil War drawing collection that J.P. Morgan gave to the Library of Congress in 1919, and it gives a close look at how soldiers recorded the ground they occupied.
| Created / published | 1862 July 20. |
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| Medium | 1 drawing : pencil. |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title continues: Breastwork in foreground. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.21) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military facilities.United States--Virginia--Winchester |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,436 × 1,147 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218944 |
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