Civil War Sketch

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Name/Title

Civil War Sketch

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-166

Description

Landscape. 2 men in uniform, sitting, one stump in foreground holding pipe, other on table with feet on box. horses eating hay in lean-to structure behind seated figures, tent among trees in background, saddle, right edge ceter.

Type of Drawing

Chalk

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil

Subject

Civil War camp life

Context

Julian A. Scott (February 14, 1846 – July 4, 1901), was born in Johnson, Vermont, and served as a Union Army drummer during the American Civil War, where he received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Lee's Mills. He was also an American painter and Civil War artist.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Made/Created

Artist

Scott, Julian A. (1846-1901)

Date made

1871

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

14-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

3rd Vermont Infantry

Related Events

Event

Civil War