The Negro in the War—Various Employments of the Colored Men in the Federal Army

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Copy after

C. E. F. Hillen

Sitter

Unidentified Sitters

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Col. David B. Des Roches

Date

1864

Object number

S/NPG.2021.69

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Wood engraving on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 98.8 × 140.7 cm (38 7/8 × 55 3/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat

Exterior

Weapon\Gun\Rifle

Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree

Weapon\Sword

Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse

Architecture\Building\Tent

Symbols & Motifs\Flag

Railroad

Vehicle\Boat

Equipment\Wheel

Architecture\Building\House

Nature & Environment\Rock

Nature & Environment\Water\River

Tool\Hammer

Tool\Axe

Tool\Axe\Pickaxe

Weapon\Gun\Bayonet

Nature & Environment\Fire

Nature & Environment\Mountain

Vehicle\Boat\Steamboat

Container\Box\Crate

Tool\Anvil

Architecture\Building\Shed

Container\Bucket

Toy\Wagon

Container\Barrel

Nature & Environment\Firewood

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cd6ea94f-f2eb-45d3-919f-2affc9b3443a

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.2021.69