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The First of May 1865 or General Moving Day in Richmond Virginia
- Creator:
- Kimmel & Forster
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- paper, print, pastel
- Measurements:
- overall: 9 1/2 in x 11 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0682
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This is a colored lithograph that depicts Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson vacating the premises in Richmond, Virginia, at the end of the Civil War as African Americans and whites look on. Jefferson Davis is shown carrying several boxes each labeled with the name of a Confederate state. A container labeled as the C.S.A. Treasury is also ready to be moved. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
