Arrival of the Twenty-Second Indiana Volunteers, Colonel J.C. David, at St. Louis, Missouri.

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• ARTIST: James Guire

• PUBLISHER: Published by Harper's Weekly.

• MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

  DATE: 1861.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 3/4 x 9 1/16" (14.2 x 23.1 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of Arrival of the Twenty-Second Indiana Volunteers, Colonel J.C. David, at St. Louis, Missouri, captured as a wood engraving and hand colored to highlight the details. <br><br> The arrival of the Twenty-Second Indiana Volunteers, led by Colonel J.C. David, at St. Louis, Missouri, was a significant Civil War event. The regiment, organized in Madison, Indiana, and mustered in August 1861, was part of the Union Army. St. Louis was a key strategic location, and the arrival of fresh troops there bolstered Union forces. The presence of the Twenty-Second Indiana would have been marked by military ceremony and logistical activity, boosting morale and strengthening the Union's hold on Missouri.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a mat for handling. 14 x 11" mat.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern handcolor.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Missouri