The War for the Union, 1862: a Bayonet Charge, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The War for the Union, 1862: a Bayonet Charge, from "Harper's Weekly"
The War for the Union, 1862: a Bayonet Charge, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, 1836 – 1910)
Datepublished June 18, 1862
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 × 20 5/8 in. (34.3 × 52.4 cm) Sheet: 16 7/16 × 22 3/4 in. (41.8 × 57.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.16
Not on view
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Homer" in block at lower left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page numbers "440" and "441" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
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