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A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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African-American History -- 1860s

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A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters

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Title
A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters
Names
Mead, Mr. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American History -- 1860s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1862
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-H-186
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Soldiers -- American -- 1860-1869
Campaigns & battles -- 1860-1869
African Americans -- History -- 1860-1869
cannons -- 1860-1869
Slaves -- 1860-1869
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Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "May 10, 1862" Printed on border: "Seen through a telescope from our lines, and sketched by Mr. Mead. --See page 299."
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 13 x 24 cm. (5 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17149519
Barcode: 33333159331228
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cfa7a2d0-c52e-012f-7962-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1862: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3fcb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3fcb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1862). A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3fcb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A Rebel captain forcing Negroes to load cannon under the fire of Berdan's sharp-shooters