The children of the battlefield
Title |
The children of the battlefield |
Description |
Lithograph from a photograph of three young children serves as the centerpiece of the cover of a Civil War-era song, dedicated by the author, James G. Clark, to J. Francis Bourns M.D. of Philadelphia, Pa. |
Historical note |
After the Battle of Gettysburg, a dead soldier was found on the field with an ambrotype of his three young children. The photograph was obtained by Dr. Francis Bourns who then had the photograph reproduced so that someone might be able to identify; the children. It was eventually determined that the father of the children was the late Amos Humiston, of Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, a Sergeant in the 154th New York Volunteers. The children's names were Frank, Frederick, and Alice. |
Date |
1864 |
Creator |
P.S. Duval & Son |
Persons pictured |
Humiston, Frank Humiston, Frederick Humiston, Alice |
Publisher |
Lee & Walker |
Place of publication |
Philadelphia (Pa.) |
Collection name |
Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music Collection |
Accession number |
2005-084 |
Subjects |
Sheet music covers Children Families United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Children Lithography |
Owning Institution |
Tennessee State Library and Archives |
ID# |
32974 |
Digital Type |
Still Image |
Digital format |
Image/jp2 |
Media Type |
Drawings |
Copyright |
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Ordering Information |
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Contributors |
Clark, James G. (James Gowdy), 1830-1897 |
Dimensions |
11" x 14" |
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