The officers who were in command on that day are easily distinguished on the canvas. Old soldiers who have seen the painting pronounce it as accurate as if photographed on the field.
Passing down another winding stairway we find ourselves in front of another painting called the
UPRISING OF THE NORTH,
representing the northern troops passing through Washington on their way to the front, reviewed by President Lincoln, who stands on a marble rostrum, surrounded by his associates in office, while the war governor, John A. Andrew, superintends, the breaking of the fetters from the slaves and arming them for the country's service. Near by are seen the troops from New England, led by General B.F. Butler, while on all sides mothers, sisters and friends are seen wishing them God speed.
Both of these paintings are the work of the celebrated French artist, M. Paul Philippoteaux, whose work every visitor to Paris has seen and will remember.
CARRINGTON'S BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
WITH 40 MAPS.
By Col. Henry B. Carrington, U.S.A., A.M., LL.D.
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