Portrait of a Union soldier and "Confederate Mess"

    Two unknown soldiers portrayed army life in very different styles. While the oil portrait of Union soldier is more formal and reserved, the watercolor sketch of a Confederate camp makes fun of army life and food.
 
Portrait of a Union soldier and "Confederate Mess"
1863

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