View on the James River Canal, near Balcony Falls. -Rebel Troops Going from Lynchburg to Buchanan, on Their Way to Western Virginia, from Harper's Weekly, September 28, 1861
1861
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Number
1972.85.15
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step back to the tense early days of the American Civil War with this vivid 1861 wood engraving from *Harper's Weekly*, a pioneering illustrated newspaper that brought distant events into American homes. Titled *View on the James River Canal, near Balcony Falls—Rebel Troops Going from Lynchburg to Buchanan, on Their Way to Western Virginia*, the unidentified artist's print captures Confederate soldiers ferrying along Virginia's vital James River Canal. Amid the rugged landscape near Balcony Falls, troops navigate boats laden with supplies, highlighting the Confederacy's reliance on inland wate...
About the Artist
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