GENERAL THOMAS SWEARING IN THE VOLUNTEERS CALLED INTO THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AT WASHINGTON, D.C.

Winslow Homer

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

Wood engraving, Apr. 27, 1861.
Image size 6 7/8 x 9 1/8" (17.5 x 23.1 cm).
Good condition. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 61621
Price: $65.00
Publisher : Published by Harper's Weekly, New York. "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."

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