Our Army before Yorktown, Virginia

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of military scenes. Nine panels on two sheets of paper, each depicting a separate scene related to a military campaign before Yorktown, Virginia. Top left panel: A long line of soldiers on horseback, followed by more horsemen, on a road in a rural area with a house and trees in the background, and a woman and child in the foreground to the left. Top middle panel: A group of men on horseback followed by more horsemen on a dirt road. Top right panel: A group of men standing on a road with a house behind them; a line of soldiers in formation on the right; a man on horseback; another man sitting on the ground, and a large ship on the water in the background. Middle left panel: A landscape with trees, a body of water, and a flock of birds on the shore. Middle center panel: A wooded area with an opening showing opposing fortified works; several men standing around. Middle right panel: A large ship on the water; several masts; sails; hull of ship. Bottom left panel: Soldiers lying on the ground; men running; guns on the ground; trees and a field in the background. Bottom center panel: Several men standing and looking out; a body of water; land with trees in the background; a flag on a pole. Bottom right panel: A group of men standing; one man kneeling; praying; another man standing praying to the right; trees; people kneeling in the background.