The American Soldier, 1805
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Creator Role
Artist
Description
Description provided by U.S. Army Center of Military History: In the left foreground of the scene showing construction work near West Point in 1805 is an artillery cadet in the mixture of commissioned and noncommissioned uniforms prescribed for cadets of artillery. His blue coat is faced and lined with red, and has yellow buttons and wings piped with red-the coat worn by artillery noncoms. On his left shoulder he wears the small epaulette ordered for cadets. On the right is an engineer private in the blue coat with black velvet collar and cuffs and false yellow buttonholes on the collar, cuffs, and breast adopted for the enlisted men of that Corps in 1803.n the background enlisted infantrymen are working clad in the ""coarse linen frock and fatigue trousers"" allowed by Congress as a part of the annual clothing allowance in March 1802.
Description Source
The U.S. Army Center of Military History, accessed on June 25th 2020 accessible at https://history.army.mil/html/artphoto/pripos/amsoldier1.html
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
12 3/4 X 9 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); ink on paper; reproduction (derivative object)
Inscription
recto, bottom left: "H. Charles McBarron jr."; recto, bottom center: "The American Solider, 1805/ West Point Cadet, Engineer Corps Private. / Enlisted Men in Fatigue Clothing."
Subjects
United States. Army--Officers United States. Army--Guard duty United States. Army--Infantry
Work Type
color prints (print)
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
The American Solider print set, 1288.1-1288.41
ID
1288.8
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.