Capt. Totten's company of artillery opening fire on the secessionists.

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Captain Totten's company of artillery opening fire on the secessionists, dated 1861

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Creator / Contributor: O. C. R.
Title: Capt. Totten's company of artillery opening fire on the secessionists.
Collection Title: Civil War drawings collection, approximately 1861-1865.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400
Date: 1861
Description: Drawing: Graphite on paper. 9 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. Signed at lower left in graphite: 'O.C.R.'; verso inscribed at right vertically: 'Capt Tottens' Company of Artillery opening / fire on the secessionists--Sketched in the field / by our special Artist'.
Notes: Captain Totten's Company was also called the 'Pulaski Light Artillery,' which participated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek (Oak Hills), Missouri, August 1861.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: ag0007f.jpg
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Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Campaigns and commanders
Soldiers
Artillery (weaponry)
Material type or medium of original: Sketches
Drawings (visual works)
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Full Text: Drawing: Graphite on paper. 9 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. Signed at lower left in graphite: 'O.C.R.'; verso inscribed at right vertically: 'Capt Tottens' Company of Artillery opening / fire on the secessionists--Sketched in the field / by our special Artist'.