Nov 21 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 100

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(CIVIL WAR--NEW YORK.) Scene in the German Quarter, Syracuse, on the Morning of the Departure of Capt. Jenny's Company, Third Artillery Regiment. Pencil drawing on paper, 9¾ x 13½ inches, unsigned; minor wear, two small adhesions. Syracuse, NY, 30 January 1862

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A group of soldiers is gathering on the street in front of a beer hall with their packs. Two are bidding farewell to their sweethearts, and one hoists a glass of beer in the air. Captain Edwin Jenney's Battery F of the 3rd New York Light Artillery served mostly in the southeast, most notably at the Battle of Fort Wagner.