Charge of the First Massachusetts Regiment on a Rebel Rifle Pit Near Yorktown, from Harper’s Weekly, May 17, 1862

Winslow Homer, Charge of the First Massachusetts Regiment on a Rebel Rifle Pit Near Yorktown, from Harper's Weekly, May 17, 1862, 1862, wood engraving on paper, image: 6 7⁄8 x 9 1⁄4 in. (17.5 x 23.5 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.47
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Artwork Details

Title
Charge of the First Massachusetts Regiment on a Rebel Rifle Pit Near Yorktown, from Harper’s Weekly, May 17, 1862
Artist
Date
1862
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 7⁄8 x 9 1⁄4 in. (17.5 x 23.5 cm) irregular
Credit Line
The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Mediums Description
wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Landscape — Virginia — Yorktown
  • Equestrian
  • History — United States — Massachusetts
Object Number
1996.63.47
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.63.47

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