Gift of Paul W. Cooley, 1964.65.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society

Camp Burnside, Annapolis, Md. / 8th Regt. Connecticut Vol. Col. Harland, Lieut. Col. Terry. (Christmas Day.)

ArtistDrawn by Alonzo I. Richards (American, 1835 - 1862)

PrinterPrinted by E. Sachse & Co. (American, 1850 - 1877)

Date1862

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 1/16 x 16 7/8in. (25.6 x 42.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 11 15/16 x 19 3/16in. (30.3 x 48.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Paul W. Cooley

Object number1964.65.0

DescriptionBirds-eye view of Camp Burnside, a military camp in Annapolis, Maryland. Approximately one hundred tents are arranged in rows in a grid pattern. At the end of each company street is a large arch the the company letter in what appears to evergreen garlands. The central arch contains a five-pointed star and the date "1776". Evergreen trees are interspersed among the tents. In the foreground, soldiers stand in formation with a small band at the left. Laundry hangs on a clothesline in front of a tent at the left. Rifles are stacked in front of three tents at the right. Men, women, and children walk among the soldiers. A covered wagon is in the left foreground. The camp is surrounded by a Virginia split rail fence. Two American flags fly overhead. The dome of the Maryland State Capitol is visible in the distance.

NotesConstituent Note: The artist, Private Alonzo Richards of Killingworth, Connecticut, was killed at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.

Status

Not on view