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Study of infantry soldier on guard--William J. Jackson, Sergt. Maj. 12th N.Y. Vols.--Sketched at Stoneman's Switch, near Fredricksburg [sic], Va. Jan. 27th, 1863 – Antique Print

Study of infantry soldier on guard--William J. Jackson, Sergt. Maj. 12th N.Y. Vols.--Sketched at Stoneman's Switch, near Fredricksburg [sic], Va. Jan. 27th, 1863, 1863 Jan. 27. — historic drawing
Study of infantry soldier on guard--William J. Jackson, Sergt. Maj. 12th N.Y. Vols.--Sketched at Stoneman's Switch, near Fredricksburg [sic], Va. Jan. 27th, 1863, 1863 Jan. 27.. Historic drawing from the Civil War collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of Study of infantry soldier on guard--William J. Jackson, Sergt. Maj. 12th N.Y. Vols.--Sketched at Stoneman's Switch, near Fredricksburg [sic], Va. Jan. 27th, 1863. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Study of infantry soldier on guard--William J. Jackson, Sergt. Maj. 12th N.Y. Vols.--Sketched at Stoneman's Switch, near Fredricksburg [sic], Va. Jan. 27th, 1863

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Few Civil War sketches name their subject as precisely as this pencil study, which identifies William J. Jackson, sergeant major of the 12th New York Volunteers, on guard at Stoneman's Switch near Fredericksburg, Virginia, on January 27, 1863. That winter the Army of the Potomac was encamped across the Rappahannock from Fredericksburg, and the drawing dates to just days after the army's failed Mud March. Made from life in camp, the sketch captures a routine duty of winter service that rarely appears in battle imagery. It came to the Library of Congress as a gift from J.P. Morgan in 1919.

Created / published1863 Jan. 27.
Medium1 drawing : pencil.
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
NotesGift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.42) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection.
SubjectsMilitary personnel--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union.United States--Virginia--Fredericksburg.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,141 × 1,446 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218840

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