Disbanding the Continental Army, at New Windsor, New York, November 3, 1783 / drawn by H.A. Ogden. – Historic Print
(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 antique engraving captures Disbanding the Continental Army, at New Windsor, New York, November 3, 1783 / drawn by H.A. Ogden. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Disbanding the Continental Army, at New Windsor, New York, November 3, 1783 / drawn by H.A. Ogden.
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Unlike the many Revolutionary War scenes on this board, this wood engraving shows the Continental Army being disbanded at New Windsor, a river town on the Hudson in Orange County, New York, on November 3, 1783. The army's encampment there, known as the New Windsor cantonment, was where many soldiers waited through the final months of the war for the peace and their discharge. *Harper's Weekly* ran the picture on October 20, 1883, a century after the event, when Americans were marking the Revolution's anniversaries with renewed interest in its commanders and common soldiers alike. Drawn by H.A. Ogden, it reflects how the nineteenth century remembered the moment the army went home.
| Created / published | 1883 Oct. 20. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1880-1890.Wood engravings 1880-1890. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1883 Oct. 20, p. 664. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Commemoration. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military personnel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,272 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179251 |
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