Lithograph

Title:

Soldier's Memorial, Company B, 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Vols.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1984.015.02

Creator:

Major Knapp (1867-1871); J.C. Fuller Company

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1864

Description:

Lithograph, Soldier's Memorial, Company B, 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Vols., lithographed by Major Knapp (1867-1871), published by J.C. Fuller Company, 1864. Ink on paper with blue tint stone. "SOLDIER"S MEMORIAL" arched at top of arched square in center of print. Pair of soldiers to left and right of woman [America] in white dress holding American flag in right hand and reaching out with left hand, seated on top of group of flags, eagle, and an American shield surrounded by olive branch leaves, in top of arched square in center of print. Three columns with names of and remarks about soldiers of 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer, Company B listed vertically; center column is names of officers, left and right columns are names of privates. Circular olive branch frame of castle at top of left column. Circular olive branch frame of horn and laurel wreath at top of right column. Scene of soldiers in formation at encampment with tents and fortification in background, in upper corner of left panel. Soldier standing with wife and children with "VOLUNTEERS WANTED" flag hanging overhead, in center of left panel. Cannon, cannonballs, and artillery basket, in lower corner of left panel. Scene of soldier talking to farmer and son with town and body of water in background, in upper corner of right panel. Soldier standing with wife and children with "WELCOME HOME" sign hanging overhead and marching soldiers in background, in center of right panel. Cannon pointed to right with ax, shovel, and pick ax resting up against cannon, in lower corner of right panel. Soldiers in battle with dead soldiers on ground, cannons firing, and soldiers marching in formation toward center of battlefield, in horizontal panel at bottom of print. "ENGAGEMENTS" at top of vertical framed box followed by list of battles and dates, in bottom left corner of print; empty vertical box, in lower right corner of print. "Organized at Concord, New Hampshire. / Mustered into U.S. Service / For Three Years, August 28, 1862. / Published by J. C. Fuller Co., Baltimore, Md., April 1864." centered in framed box at bottom of print. "ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1864 BY J. C. FULLER, IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF N.Y." at bottom of print. "LITH. OF MAJOR KNAPP, 449 BROADWAY, NEW YORK" centered in lower margin. Molded wood frame with gilded interior, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-22 W-19 inches

Provenance:

Gift of Mr. Edward Meany to the New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

Gift of Edward Meany

People:

Fuller, J. C., Major, Richard C., Knapp, Joseph F.

Subjects:

Civil War, Volunteer, military, Commemorative prints, Battles, Death, Commemoration, Soldiers, Memorial works, Memory