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General Thomas Swearing In the Volunteers Called into the Service of the United States at Washington, D.C.

  • ARTIST: Winslow Homer

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Harper's Weekly, New York.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

    DATE: Apr. 27, 1861.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 7/8 x 9 1/8" (17.5 x 23.1 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: "We publish Herewith, from a sketch by our special artist in Washington, a picture of the Swearing In Of The Volunteers called out by the President for the defense of the Federal Capital."<br><br> The first article described the bombardment of Fort Sumter.

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  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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