Painting [realia] : The Grand Review. 1881.

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Painting [realia] : The Grand Review. 1881.

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Watercolor painting on paper depicts William T. Sherman's Army in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C., in May 1865 after the surrender of the Confederacy. The watercolor shows Sherman's veterans with battle-torn flags marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in the last review before disbanding at the end of the Civil War. The artist signed and dated the work: "James E. Taylor July 1st, 1881." It is in a gold-beaded oak frame with a double white mat.

1 item ; 50.4 cm x 70.3 cm.

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7519646

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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