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[The 1st Virginia Cavalry at a halt] – Vintage Print

[The 1st Virginia Cavalry at a halt], [1862 September] — historic drawing
[The 1st Virginia Cavalry at a halt], [1862 September]. Historic drawing from the Civil War 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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Drawn in pencil and Chinese white on tan paper, this sheet shows the 1st Virginia Cavalry resting during a halt, with its flag and officers among the details. The date, September 1862, places it in the weeks when Robert E. Lee's army moved into Maryland. Confederate cavalry screened those movements and scouted for the enemy, duties that kept mounted units like this one on the road. The loose pencil lines and white highlights suggest a sketch made from life between marches.

Created / published[1862 September]
Medium1 drawing on tan paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 22.3 x 31.9 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsConfederate States of America.--Army.--Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 1st. Military officers--Confederate--1860-1870. Flags--Confederate--1860-1870. Cavalry--Confederate--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Confederate.United States
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,422 × 1,157 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216508

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