Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912 Return of a raiding party from Pennsylvania

GLC00493.13

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GLC#
GLC00493.13-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1880-1890
Author/Creator
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912
Title
Return of a raiding party from Pennsylvania
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 34.8 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Depicts the booty of a very successful Confederate cavalry raid. Shows soldiers driving dozens of captured cattle and pigs. A wagon train, possibly full of pilfered goods, snakes in the background. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20.1 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.

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