Lithograph

Title:

Rebellion Memorial. Company F, 9th N. Hampshire Vol. Inf.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.591.04

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

circa 1865

Description:

Lithograph, Rebellion Memorial. Company F, 9th N. Hampshire Vol. Inf., unknown artist, c. 1865. Ink on paper with letterpress text. "REBELLION MEMORIAL" centered upper edge on arched top; eagle clutching a snake with arrows through it with ships, trains, farm, flowers, sheet of music and musical instrument, painting supplies, bust, and framed picture in upper horizontal panel; scene of battle and retreating soldiers in upper center oval, surrounded by five small circular portraits of men, including Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Butler, and George B. McClellan. First column at left, titled: "PRIVATES." followed by vertical list of names of and remarks about soldiers. Second column, at center, titled: "COMPANY / F / 9th N. Hampshire Vol. Inf." followed by a vertical list of Regimental officers and Company Officers. Center pillars are topped with statues of military officers on horseback. Over first column in arch, scene of man holding sword and pointing at burning building, second man reaching for sword and looking into distance with woman hugging man and crying children. Over third column in arch, scene of children hugging man with woman running toward man. "MUSTERED INTO U.S. SERVICE. / Lt. Col. Seth Eastman, U.S.A. / AUG. 23d, 1862. / AT CONCORD, N.H. / I Hereby Certify, That this is a correct list of names of Company / F, 9th N.H. Volunteer Infantry Regiment, as recorded on the mus- / ter roll of the United States. Signed, / ANDREW J. STONE, Captain.", centered type in middle column of lower panel; "MEMORANDA" followed by a detailed description of the involvement of the Company F in battle, in the left and right column of the lower panel. Roman soldier [Mars?] holding a sword, on left side of lower panel; Woman [Victory] with wings, on right side of lower panel. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-21.7 W-17 inches

Provenance:

Found in the Collection of the New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

Found in Collection of New Hampshire Historical Society

People:

Butler, Benjamin F. (1818-1893), Eastman, Seth (1801-1885), Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), McClellan, George B. (1826-1885), Stone, Andrew J. (1828-1864)

Subjects:

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