Mar 26, 2015 - Sale 2377

Sale 2377 - Lot 416

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
Ritchie, Alexander Hay, engraver; after F.O.C. Darley. On the March to the Sea. Engraving, 32 x 46 inches, on heavy paper; browned, two small holes in top margin, minor dampstaining. Hartford, CT: L. Stebbins, 1868

Additional Details

A dramatic depiction of Sherman's march. Union troops destroy farm buildings and a rail line, with the assistance of an African-American man and woman in the foreground. A small inset portrait of Sherman appears in the caption area.