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Wood engraving of soldiers asleep on the ground in a bare field, with a standing sentry holding a rifle at center and dead trees behind.

Army of the Potomac - Sleeping on their Arms, from Harper's Weekly, May 28, 1864

A wood engraving of many Union soldiers sleeping on the ground in a bare, flattened field with dead trees behind them. A standing sentry holds a rifle upright at center, while a seated soldier in the foreground reaches toward a rifle lying in the grass.

Artist
Winslow Homer
Date
1864
Medium
wood engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2025 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1864).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Ejército del Potomac, durmiendo con sus armas (Harper's Weekly, 1864)

Un grabado en madera que muestra a numerosos soldados de la Unión dormidos en el suelo de un campo abierto y desnudo, con árboles secos al fondo. Un centinela de pie sostiene un rifle vertical en el centro, mientras un soldado sentado en primer plano alcanza un fusil tendido en la hierba.

Português: Exército do Potomac, dormindo com as armas (Harper's Weekly, 1864)

Uma xilogravura mostrando muitos soldados da União adormecidos no chão de um campo aberto e desnudo, com árvores secas ao fundo. Um sentinela em pé segura um rifle na vertical no centro, enquanto um soldado sentado em primeiro plano estende a mão em direção a um fuzil caído na grama.