A Bit of War History: The Recruit, Wood, The Recruit
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- Created Date
- 1866
- Description
This is the central portion of a triptych showing an African American man in the same location at three stages of his military career. Here, dressed in full federal uniform, he shoulders a rifle and marches outside the Provost Marshall's Office. In the background is a U.S. flag and a newspaper lying on a chair.
- Creator
Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903)
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Supporting Institution
- Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
- Collection
- Shades of Gray and Blue
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Subjects
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
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- Rights
- Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Chicago citation style
- Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903). A Bit of War History: The Recruit,Wood, The Recruit. 1866. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/shades/id/198. (Accessed February 6, 2023.)
- APA citation style
- Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903), (1866) A Bit of War History: The Recruit,Wood, The Recruit. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/shades/id/198
- MLA citation style
- Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/shades/id/198>.