The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge
The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

DateJuly 12, 1862
Original created by (American painter and illustrator, 1836–1910)
Illustration CitationHarper's Weekly VII (July 12, 1862): 440-41
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 13 5/8 × 20 5/8 in. (34.6 × 52.4 cm)
sheet: 15 3/4 × 21 7/8 in. (40 × 55.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1988
Object number1988-59
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ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextDescribed as "one of the most spirited pictures ever published in this country" in the accompanying article in Harper's, this image, like many others of this period, was not based upon first-hand observation, but on typical conventions of military images.
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