[Inscription] (verso).

Civil War drawings collection, approximately 1861-1865.

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October 4-5, 1861

Inscription: Graphite on paper. 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. At center: 'Escape of Private OHaver of 20th Co H Indiana Regt. / from the Rebels to the Monticello after killing / a Rebel Captain--and the drowning of his / comrade / (from a sketch given our artist by Mr Ohaver) / Co H Indiana Regt.'

O'Haver was a soldier in the 20th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company H. About the Artist: William T. Crane was a 'special artist' for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. General Quincy A. Gilmore relied heavily on his sketches of confederate fortifications to inform the Federal War Department of the recent events.

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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Prisoners of war
Monticello (Ship)
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865)
Prisoner-of-war escapes
Soldiers
Beaches
Ships

Sketches
Drawings (visual works)
Image

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Inscription: Graphite on paper. 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. At center: 'Escape of Private OHaver of 20th Co H Indiana Regt. / from the Rebels to the Monticello after killing / a Rebel Captain--and the drowning of his / comrade / (from a sketch given our artist by Mr Ohaver) / Co H Indiana Regt.'