The Chickahominy - Alexanders Bridge / McIlvaine. – 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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This rare historic drawing captures The Chickahominy - Alexanders Bridge / 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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The Chickahominy - Alexanders Bridge / McIlvaine.
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Alexander's Bridge spanned the Chickahominy River, a slow, swampy stream east of Richmond, and this 1862 watercolor records one of its crossings during the Civil War. In 1862, the river lay across the path of the Union army's Peninsula Campaign, and control of its bridges and fords mattered to both sides as troops moved toward the Confederate capital. Artists working in the field often recorded such sites as terrain, since the ground, water and makeshift crossings shaped how armies marched and fought. The painting's quiet, ordinary scene is a reminder of how much of the war was fought over waterways like this one.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Bridges--Virginia--Chickahominy River--1860-1870. Chickahominy River (Va.) --1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,628 × 3,805 px · prints to 15 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220263 |
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