The Moore House near Yorktown, Va. (Front) / McIlvaine. – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of The Moore House near Yorktown, Va. (Front) / McIlvaine.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Moore House near Yorktown, Va. (Front) / McIlvaine.
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The Moore House near Yorktown is tied to the close of the American Revolution, since British and American officers negotiated the terms of Cornwallis's surrender there in 1781. This watercolor shows its front in 1862, when Union forces under McClellan were besieging Yorktown during the Peninsula Campaign. The inscription, "Struck by a shell from Yorktown," records the damage the house took from artillery fire, a reminder of how the fighting marked the older landmarks of the peninsula. The artist is listed only as McIlvaine, so the record offers little more on who made it or why.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Inscribed: Struck by a shell from Yorktown. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | War destruction & pillage--Virginia--Yorktown--1860-1870.--1860-1870. Yorktown (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia--Yorktown |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,662 × 3,792 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220257 |
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