A "Negro" Regiment in Action (from "Harper's Weekly") — Thomas Nast|Harper's Weekly | DiscoverArt

Thomas Nast|Harper's Weekly

A "Negro" Regiment in Action (from "Harper's Weekly")

March 14, 1863

Wood engraving

37.3 × 52.5 cm (14.7 × 20.7 in)

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