Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Burying the dead– and burning the horses

June 3, 2012

Library of Congress

Fair Oaks after the battle, burying the dead--and burning the horses

Fair Oaks after the battle, burying the dead–and burning the horses. Tuesday 3rd June

  • Signed lower right: Alf R. Waud.
  • Title inscribed below image.
  • Inscribed on verso: After the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. June 3rd 1862. No II 8.
  • Published in: Harper’s Weekly, July 19, 1862, p. 453.

Part of Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Record page for this image: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660877/

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