An incident of the War,American Civil War,Arthur Lumley,Pickets,Confederate

Title: An incident of the War. Lumley, Arthur, ca. 1837-1912, artist. 1862 September. Officer hands a paper to a soldier holding a newspaper and seated by a fire. Rebel Pickets. Inscribed on newspaper: New York Herald.
Inscribed on verso: One of the rebel Pickets (11th Ala). union pickets to Exchange Tobacco and a richmond paper for the N.Y. Herald there is a mutual understanding among the pickets of both sides. Col Bailey (2nd Del) officer of the day) Rebels The young rebel picket was brought to general Hancock's H.Q. much to the disgust of our pickets who think he should have been let free. X Major Throop 57th N.Y.V. Commanding pickets (Zooks brigade, Hancocks Division). The Southern Ill[ustrated] New[s] was found on the prisoner, and given to me by Major Throop.
Source unknown.
Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file S.
Subjects:
Bailey,--Colonel--Military service.
Throop, William A.--Military service.
Confederate States of America.--Army.--Alabama Infantry Regiment, 11th.
United States.--Army.--Delaware Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1864)
Military officers--Confederate--1860-1870.
Soldiers--Union--1860-1870.
Newspapers--1860-1870.
Pickets (Guards)--1860-1870.
Spying--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Covert operations.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Communications.
United States
Drawings--American--1860-1870.
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