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Lincoln and McClellan at Antietam
- Creator:
- Isaac Walton Taber
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1885
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1076
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This original pen and ink drawing done from a photograph taken on October 3, 1862, at Antietam, Maryland, shows President Abraham Lincoln meeting with General George B. McClellan. They are seated at a table underneath a tent posing for the photographer. The artist's signature and date are written below the lower left corner of the tent. The drawing was done as an illustration for "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" published by The Century Company in the mid 1880s.. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
