[U.S. Army and Cavalry officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building] / A. Tholey. – Historic Photo Reproduction
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[U.S. Army and Cavalry officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building] / A. Tholey. comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[U.S. Army and Cavalry officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building] / A. Tholey.
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Thirteen Union generals and officers are named in ink beneath this drawing, which shows them gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol while the building was still under construction during the Civil War. The sheet is a pen-and-wash drawing on tan paper, signed A. Tholey, probably the artist Augustus Tholey, and its title was supplied by cataloguers. The list runs from Winfield Scott, the aging general in chief at the war's start, to younger commanders such as George Custer, making it a useful snapshot of the Union high command. A partly erased note along the right margin about plate dimensions suggests the drawing may have been meant for reproduction.
| Created / published | [between 1861 and 1865] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on tan paper : black ink, black in wash, and Chinese white ; 25.4 x 35.6 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Group portraits 1860-1870.Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Signed lower left of image: A. Tholey. Title devised. Inscribed in black ink below image as indicators of the officers: O.O. Howard, Phil. Kearny, Geo. H. Thomas, A.E. Burnside, W.S. Hancock, Winfield Scott, Geo. B. McClellan, W.S. Rosecrans, Jos. Hooker, Lew Wallace, Ben F. Butler, Geo. A. Custer, John A. Logan. Inscribed, and partially erased, vertically right margin: Make plate 4 1/2 x 6 1/[?] [...]. Signed A. Tholey, probably the artist Augustus Tholey. Gift, John R. Chapin, 1902 (DLC/PP-A41531.19) |
| Subjects | Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis),--1830-1909--Military service. Kearny, Philip,--1815-1862--Military service. Thomas, George Henry,--1824-1881--Military service. Burnside, Ambrose Everett,--1824-1881--Military service. Hancock, Winfield Scott,--1824-1886--Military service. Scott, Winfield,--1786-1866--Military service. McClellan, George Brinton,--1826-1885--Military service. Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke),--1819-1898--Military service. Hooker, Joseph,--1814-1879--Military service. Wallace, Lew,--1827-1905--Military service. Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin),--1818-1893--Military service. Custer, George Armstrong,--1839-1876--Military service. Logan, John Alexander,--1826-1886--Military service. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Military uniforms--Union--1860-1870. Flags--Union--1860-1870. Capitols--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel.Un |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,083 × 4,134 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-211472 |
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