Abraham Lincoln & General Scott Review Volunteer Troops
This sketch was drawn in 1861 by Alfred R. Waud, an artist and illustrator who worked as a correspondent during the Civil War. The drawing was done on green paper using pencil and Chinese white, a white pigment used in watercoloring. In the drawing, President Abraham Lincoln and General Winfeld Scott review volunteer troops parading down Pennsylvania Avenue. President Lincoln and Scott stand under a tent erected outside the North Grounds of the White House, perhaps the first reviewing stand built near the White House grounds.
- Artist
- Alfred R. Waud
- Date of Work
- 1861
- Medium
- pencil, paper, Chinese white
- Type
- Drawing
- Credit
- Library of Congress