Lithograph

Title:

The Army of the Potomac

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1961.062

Creator:

Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)Artist; Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1863

Description:

Lithograph, The Army of the Potomac, lithographed by John H. Bufford (1810-1870), after John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894), published by John Badger Bachelder, 1863. Ink on paper with tint stone. Center background, columns of horse drawn army wagons, officers on horseback, and soldiers marching through an open field and down a hill toward Bear Creek. In middle ground, soldiers and army wagons crossing Bear Creek. In foreground, two officers on horseback to the right of soldiers sleeping and cooking food over a fire. "Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1863 J. B. Bachelder, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court Massachusetts." centered text below the print; "FROM NATURE BY JNO. B. BACHELDER." in lower left corner; "LITH. OF J.H. BUFFORD, BOSTON." in lower right corner; "The Army of the Potomac. [in script] / THE WAGON TRAINS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC EN ROUTE FROM CHICKAHOMINY TO JAMES RIVER VA. DURING THE SEVEN DAYS FIGHT. / (FORDING BEAR CREEK ONE MILE BELOW SAVAGE STATION) / JUNE 29TH. 1862." "Published by Jno. B. Bachelder / 123 Washington St. Boston Mass." in script in lower right corner; "PROOF" in lower left corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-22.8 W-31.6 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894), Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)

Subjects:

Civil War, Rivers, Rest, Marching, Battles, Fords (Stream crossings)