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[Fredericksburg, Va.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Fredericksburg, Va.], [1862 December] — historic drawing
[Fredericksburg, Va.], [1862 December]. 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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A window into the past: [Fredericksburg, Va.], preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Drawn in pencil and Chinese white on brown paper, this sheet shows the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River in December 1862, and it joins a companion sheet to form a continuous panorama. The army artist Alfred Waud made the drawing during the weeks after the battle fought there from December 11 to 15, when Union forces under Ambrose Burnside failed to break the Confederate line on the heights behind the town. *Harper's Weekly* printed the view across two pages on December 20, 1862, giving readers a wide look at the ground where the fighting had taken place. The subjects noted in the record, including artillery, fortifications and officers, reflect the military presence that filled the town.

Created / published[1862 December]
Medium1 drawing on brown paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 35.7 x 48.7 cm. (sheet).
GenreCityscapes 1860-1870.Drawings American 1860-1870.
NotesTitle devised. Forms a panorama with DRWG/US - Waud, no. 762. Published in: Harper's Weekly, December 20, 1862, pp. 808-809. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.761) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection.
SubjectsFredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Forts & fortifications--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Virginia--FredericksburgUnited States--Virginia--Rappahannock River
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,448 × 1,159 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219269

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