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The Chickahominy - Sumners Upper Bridge / McIlvaine.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-20016 | No known restrictions on publication.

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Date

1862

Artist

William McIlvaine (1813-1867)

Collection

Library of Congress

Image Link

https://www.loc.gov/item/2004661403/

Description

Additional Makers: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)
1 drawing : watercolor. | Night scene of a log bridge across the Chickahominy River with a soldier standing guard, a campfire in the foreground, and a full moon reflected in the river.

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No known restrictions on publication.

Image Credit

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-20016

Location

Near Seven Pines, Chickahominy River, Virginia, USA

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Rivers
Bridges
Trees
People
Horses

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

Edwin Vose Sumner was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who commanded the II Corps during the Seven Days Battles. His troops crossed the swollen Chickahominy River during the Battle of the Seven Pines (31 May-1 June 1862) providing essential reinforcement to the Union forces and winning him the breven of major general.

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