Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
FIC2021.082 |
Collection |
Works on Paper Collection |
Title |
Sherman's Army Wagons Going Through Zanesville |
Date |
1865 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Description |
From November 15 until December 21, 1864, Ohioan and Union Army General William T Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. |
Medium |
Woodcut, Paper |
Technique |
Printed |
Culture |
American |
School |
Early American Illustration |
Place of Origin |
New York, New York, United States |
Credit Line |
Collection of the Zanesville Museum of Art |
People |
Sherman, General William T. |
Search Terms |
19th Century American Animals Buildings Cities Civil War Clothing / Dress Figures, Men Figures, Women Horses Military Prints Roads Sidewalks Soldiers Trees Wagons Wars Woodcuts Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |