Pamunkey River / McIlvaine. – Vintage Print
(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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This rare historic drawing captures Pamunkey River / McIlvaine. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Pamunkey River / McIlvaine.
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A watercolor dated 1864 ties Union soldiers to the Pamunkey River in eastern Virginia, a waterway that became a vital supply route during the Civil War. That year, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant used the river to move men and supplies toward the front during the Overland Campaign. Painted by hand rather than photographed, the work offers a more personal view of soldiers and the riverside landscape at a time when the Pamunkey was busy with military traffic. It is part of the Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. Pamunkey River (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia--Pamunkey River |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,691 × 3,788 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220250 |
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