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Wood engraving of Union cavalry charging across a field in dusty motion, with tents and columns of soldiers receding under a cloudy sky.

The Union Cavalry and Artillery Starting in Pursuit of the Rebels up the Yorktown Turnpike, from Harper's Weekly, May 17, 1862

A wood engraving shows mounted Union cavalrymen charging across an open field in the foreground, their horses leaning forward amid dust. Behind them, columns of riders and tents stretch toward a distant horizon under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Winslow Homer
Date
1862
Medium
wood engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2047 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1862).
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: Caballería y artillería de la Unión en persecución por la carretera de Yorktown, 1862

Un grabado en madera muestra a jinetes de caballería de la Unión cargando en primer plano sobre un campo abierto, con los caballos inclinados hacia adelante entre el polvo. Detrás, columnas de soldados y tiendas se extienden hacia un horizonte lejano bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Cavalaria e artilharia da União perseguindo rebeldes pela estrada de Yorktown, 1862

Uma xilogravura mostra cavaleiros da cavalaria da União avançando em primeiro plano por um campo aberto, com os cavalos inclinados para a frente em meio à poeira. Ao fundo, colunas de soldados e tendas se estendem até um horizonte distante sob um céu nublado.