The Army of the Potomac--Kearney's division fighting in the woods, Monday, June 30 / sketched by A.R. Waud. – Antique Print
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(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: The Army of the Potomac--Kearney's division fighting in the woods, Monday, June 30 / sketched by A.R. Waud., preserved in this antique engraving. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Army of the Potomac--Kearney's division fighting in the woods, Monday, June 30 / sketched by A.R. Waud.
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Philip Kearney's division is shown fighting in dense woods on Monday, June 30, 1862, during the Glendale phase of the Seven Days battles that ended McClellan's advance on Richmond. Alfred R. Waud, a staff artist who sketched battlefield scenes for Harper's Weekly, drew the scene on the spot, and the wood engraving appeared in the August 9, 1862 issue. Kearney, a one-armed veteran of the Mexican War known for aggressive leadership, fought his men through thick timber where smoke and undergrowth made it hard for commanders to see the whole line.
| Created / published | [1862?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Aug. 9, p. 500, bottom. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army of the Potomac. Campaigns & battles--Virginia--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,146 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167280 |
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