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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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American History -- 1864

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Before Petersburg --"mounted infantry"

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Title
Before Petersburg --"mounted infantry"
Names
Warren, Andrew W., 1823-1873 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1864

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1864-11-26
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1864
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1864
Tents -- United States -- 1860-1869
Guards -- United States -- 1864
Punishment & torture -- United States -- 1864
Military life -- United States -- 1864
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Printed on border: "Sketched by A. W. Warren."
Content: "Mounted infantry", form of military discipline requiring the offender (who refused infantry duty since he had enlisted for the cavalry) to sit astride an edged beam (the "horse") while holding an outsize wooden sword as a mock cavalry sabre.
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 18 x 24 cm. (7 x 9 1/4 in.)
Vertical fold marks on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168683
Barcode: 33333159327184
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b662af60-c532-012f-0fef-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1823: Creator Born
  • 1864: Issued
  • 1873: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Before Petersburg --"mounted infantry"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1864-11-26. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fab5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Before Petersburg --"mounted infantry"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fab5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1864-11-26). Before Petersburg --"mounted infantry" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fab5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Before Petersburg --"mounted infantry"