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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02980.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Home on a Furlough |
| Date | 1864 |
| Author | Sartain, John (1808-1897) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Engraving based off the original design of Christian Schussele (d.1879). Published by Bradley & Co. at 66th North Fourth Street in Philadelphia. Caption under the title says: "To the loyal mothers, wives and daughters, of our country this engraving is respectfully dedicated." Central image depicts a returned Union soldier with his loving wife holding his baby daughter, while the rest of the extended family throngs around him. Everything converges on the soldier. Depicts a neat home with the trappings of a harmonious and industrious household, including tools and animals. A beautiful, tree-filled landscape fills the background. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Children and Family |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |