"Leaving Home and Friends for the War"
This engraving shows a young drummer boy leaving home for the Civil War, as family members stand on the porch and weep. This was the frontispiece of "The Boys in Blue" by Mrs. A. H. Hoge of the U.S. Sanitory Commission in Chicago.
- Date:
- 1863
- Original Format:
- Fine Print Illustration
- Item#:
- MES78191
- Height:
- 3465px
- Width:
- 2613px
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