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Transports Embarking Troops at Alexandria, Virginia

Publisher Harper's Weekly (American, 1825-1916)

Artist David Hunter Strother (American, 1816 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

DateMay 11,1861

MediumPaper | Ink

DimensionsOverall: 16 x 11 1/8 in. (40.6 x 28.3 cm)

InscribedCity of Norfolk, Virginia

Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA

Object number65.11.3D

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a Harper's Weekly excerpt. This is four pages from the weekly newspaper. On page 293: the top, in black ink "The Burning of the United States Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, 10 P.M. April 18, 1861. -- [Sketched by D. H. Strother.]. At the bottom, in black ink: "The March of the Virginians on Harper's Ferry, 9.30 P.M. April 18, 1861. -- [Sketched by D. H. Strother.]
Label TextPublished by Harper's Weekly, Artwork by Alfred R. Waud Transports Embarking Troops at Alexandria, Virginia, April 19, 1862 Ink and paper, framed 20 x 24 inches Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum purchase 65.11.3A Exhibition History"Picturing the Civil War," Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, VA, June 8 - August 4, 2013.