The Destruction of the Union Supply Trains at Manassas Junction, Virginia, by Jackson and Stuart’s Cavalry C.S.A., August 28, 1862.

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The detailed watercolor, shown here, depicts the destruction of union supply trains at Manassas Junction, Virginia by Confederate Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and his troops. The supply train full of clothing, tents, ammunition, and vast amounts of food was to be sent to Union Major General John A. Pope. The Confederate soldiers consumed part of the food and carried away as much as they could. Then before leaving, they burned the railroad locomotives and cars, and heated and twisted the railroad ties into knots, so they couldn’t be used anymore.
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Medium:
Watercolor
Collection:
Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection
Accession Number:
AS 479
Credit Line:
Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection
Date:
c. 1875
Keywords:
Battle Of Second Manassas; Civil War; Virginia; Bird’s-eye Views; Civil War Views of Virginia
Object Type:
Painting
Dimensions:
Frame 32.39 H x 38.10 W cm (12 3/4 H x 15 W in)
Exhibition History:
Collector's Vision II, The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington DC, July 01, 2016 - April 10, 2017
Treasures from the Albert H. Small Collection, The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington DC, June 21, 2018 - January 20, 2019
Collector's Vision IX, The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington DC, October 07, 2023 - August 01, 2024
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