(CIVIL WAR PENNSYLVANIA) James Queen artist In Memory of Vo

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(CIVIL WAR--PENNSYLVANIA.) James Queen, artist. In Memory of Volunteers "in Defence of the Union" who have Died at the Hospital of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee. Watercolor on paper, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches, on original paper mount, 29 x 24 inches; minimal wear to art, considerable edge wear to mount including partial loss of bottom border. Philadelphia, circa early 1863

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This original piece of memorial art imagines a massive monument naming those soldiers who died at Philadelphia's military hospital. In the foreground, two allegorical figures mourn and record their valorous deeds. In the background can be seen a flag, a marching regiment, and a naval vessel. The list contains 16 names representing a variety of regiments extending from Maine to Michigan, with dates of death from November 1861 to 2 January 1863. A column was reserved for additional names to be inscribed later. One officer is listed, Captain John Carr of the 77th New York Infantry. The second to die at the hospital was Sarah Cullen, daughter of James Cullen of the 81st New York Infantry, who may have been a hospital attendant, or perhaps just fell ill while visiting her father.