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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Execution of Private Lanahan, of the Reg. Army and Embarkation of Part of General Burnsides Expedition
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Execution of Private Lanahan, of the Reg. Army and Embarkation of Part of General Burnsides Expedition

CultureAmerican
DateJanuary 25, 1862
MediumInk on Paper
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.6 x 28.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund
Object number68.11.38A
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DescriptionIllustrated pages 59-60 of the January 25, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly.

Label TextPublished by Harper's Weekly Artwork by Alfred R. Waud, Execution of Private Lanahan… Artwork by Angelo Wiser, Embarkation of Part of General Burnside… Ink and paper, framed 24 x 20 inches Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 68.11.38A Exhibition History"Picturing the Civil War," Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, VA, June 8 - August 4, 2013.