Artist
William John Hennessy
(American, born Ireland, 1839 - 1917)
Publisher
Harper's Weekly, published by Harper & Brothers
(American, 1857 - 1916)
Recto: Gallant Charge of the Sixty-Ninth Regiment, New York State Militia, Upon a Rebel Battery at the Battle of Bull Run
Verso: Balloon View of Fortress Monroe and the Mouth of the Chesapeake
published in Harper's Weekly, August 10, 1861
Date1861
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/8 × 15 15/16 in. (28.3 × 40.5 cm)
Image (1): 9 1/2 × 14 in. (24.1 × 35.6 cm)
Image (2): 9 1/2 × 13 15/16 in. (24.1 × 35.4 cm)
Image (1): 9 1/2 × 14 in. (24.1 × 35.6 cm)
Image (2): 9 1/2 × 13 15/16 in. (24.1 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift from the collection of Marilyn Laufer and Tom Butler in honor of Dr. William Underwood Eiland's retirement, 2023
Object number2023.467