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The Advance Guard of the Grand Army of the United States Crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, at 2 a.m. on May 24, 1861

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration. A nighttime scene. A large moon casts shadows on the ground. A cloudy sky. A line of soldiers on a bridge. The bridge stretches over water. The bridge has rails. A man on a horse. The soldiers are holding rifles. A flagpole. A body of water is under the bridge. A shoreline on the right side of the image. A road on the shoreline on the right. Buildings on the bridge. Men on the bridge.

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1263 × 874 px
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