Connecticut.--Reunion of the Army of the Potomac.
ArtistDrawn by
James E. Taylor
American, 1839 - 1901
PublisherPublished by
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
American
Date1873
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 1/8 x 11in. (41 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionThree images showing the reunion of veterans of the Army of the Potomac. In the upper left image, a crowd is gathered around a horse-drawn carriage. A man standing in the carriage bows and doffs his top hat. In the upper right image, a man in military uniform is being introduced to three women and another man. In the bottom image, a group of men in civilian dress are seated on a stage. One man holds a cane and another holds crutches. Another man is standing beside a table at the front of the stage, addressing additional men who are seated in the auditorium at the far left.
Object number1979.46.15
InscribedOn recto, upper margin, printed in black ink, "FRANK LESLIE'S / ILLUSTRATED / NEWSPAPER"; beneath upper left image, printed in black ink, "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.--OVATION TO GENERAL PHIL. SHERIDAN IN NEW HAVEN."; beneath upper right image, printed in black ink, "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.--RECEPTION GIVEN TO GENERAL SHERMAN AT THE RESIDENCE OF / EX-GOVERNOR WINCHESTER, IN NEW HAVEN."; beneath lower image, printed in black ink, "CONNECTICUT.--REUNION OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC--GENERAL DEVENS DELIVERING THE ORATION, IN MUSIC HALL, AT NEW HAVEN."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberOn View
Not on view
Van Houten
