The Soldier's Dream.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson (American, 1859 - 1864)

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting (American, born 1840)

Date1860-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 9/16 x 13 1/16in. (21.7 x 33.2cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 1/8 x 13 15/16in. (25.7 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1950.202.126

DescriptionA man wearing a Union army uniform lies sleeping on his back with his hands behind his head and one knee raised. He has a mustache. His rifle lies on the blanket at his side. A large smoky campfire burns vigorously at the left. In the background are rows of conical white tents. Three men are beside a cannon at the left. Three other men sit beside a fire in the center background. A vignette in the sky, surrounded by smoke or clouds, represents the soldier's dream. A man in uniform stands embracing and kissing a woman on a dirt road leading to a small house. A boy and a girl stand nearby.

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