Ball of 2nd Corps--Washington's birthday – Historic Reproduction
(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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Ball of 2nd Corps--Washington's birthday
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The drawing shows a Washington's birthday ball held on February 22, 1864, by the Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac at its camp near Brandy Station, Virginia. The Second Corps was commanded by Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, whose name appears in the record. Winter quarters in the Virginia countryside gave officers a rare chance to hold formal social events, and Washington's birthday was a patriotic occasion for such gatherings. Drawn in pencil, the sketch records a dance held in the middle of a long war, when the army was resting and preparing for the spring campaign.
| Created / published | 1864 Feb. 22. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pencil. |
| Genre | J.P. Morgan |
| Notes | Camp near Brandy Station |
| Subjects | Va. (Genl. Hancock)"--on mount. Gift |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,490 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218129 |
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