[River landscape with boats] - Public domain scan / drawing

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[River landscape with boats] - Public domain scan / drawing

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Signed lower left of image: [Frienkz Thienkz Delt?]
Title devised.
Inscribed above image: [Dedi]cated to Artemas Ward [...]/ Head & Principal Showman [...]/ By his devotedly attached servant / Zebedeezer(?) Zernbabel Sleeper Egn (?)/ Major General, commanding/ the 101st Field Division of the Yankee chusetts Light Infantry +/ Militiamen Flatfeet June 2d 61. Inscribed below image: (6) Brackish marsh/ much inhabited by / [the...]?/ A view of Newport News (Chesapeake Bay)/ when the water aint rough much - with a view of the [...](?) where the wind (?) the com./ 5. Newport News town with a view of [St Michael] Church. The [...] on top of the [...]. 4. Admiral's Rider going ashore for whiskey. 3. War Schooner [...]omandil. (1) Camp of 114 Regt. Va. wheel war sl[oop] 2. Beelr[...] Inscribed above image at center: AR Waud.
Drawing has been crossed through with lines.
Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.277)
Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

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Date

01/01/1861
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Contributors

Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist
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Source

Library of Congress
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