Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's camp.

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Title: Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's camp.
Alternate Title: Series title: Confederate war etchings
Date: ca. [1882?]
Creator: Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912, artist.
Notes: An army camp with men gathered around, heads bowed in prayer, some weeping. Stonewall Jackson appears to be delivering a sermon to the men. An African American man is kneeling beside Jackson, hands clasped in prayer.; Reprinted in the 1880s from original plates created by Volck in the 1860s. Set titled Confederate War Etchings and published by Porter & Coates. This is plate 24.; Adalbert Johann Volck originally published this print under the pseudonym V. Blada.
Names and Subjects: Jackson, Stonewall,--1824-1863--Portraits.; Prayer--1860-1870.; Religion--1860-1870.; Military camps--1860-1870.; Soldiers--1860-1870.; Propaganda--1860-1870.; Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Prints shelf.; James S. Schoff Civil War Collection.; Confederate States of America.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.; Porter & Coates,--publisher.; United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1880-1890.; Etchings 1880-1890.
Collection Title: James S. Schoff Civil War Collection
ID: 773
Barcode: B6326679
Physical Description: 1 print : etching ; 15.3 x 24.2 cm, on sheet 29.2 x 37.9 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2016-08-12 00:11:42

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 5138 x 3645
File Size: 660 KB
Record: 773
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