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Soldier's hut in winter--Borrowing a chimney – Historic Reproduction

Soldier's hut in winter--Borrowing a chimney, 1864 Jan. 13. — historic drawing
Soldier's hut in winter--Borrowing a chimney, 1864 Jan. 13.. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive 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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Soldier's hut in winter--Borrowing a chimney comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Drawn in pencil and dated January 13, 1864, this sketch is titled "Borrowing a chimney" and is linked to Rappahannock Station, Virginia. That winter the Army of the Potomac had settled into camps along the Rappahannock, and many soldiers built log huts with bunks, fireplaces, and stick-and-mud chimneys to get through the cold months. The drawing's wry title points to the ingenuity and humor of men making do with scarce materials. It belongs to the Library of Congress's Civil War drawing collection, a group of field sketches that record everyday camp life as much as battles.

Created / published1864 Jan. 13.
Medium1 drawing : pencil.
Genre1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.143) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection."
SubjectsRappahannock Station"--on item. Gift
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 931 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111398

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