Military deserters

Drawing: Graphite and brown ink on paper. 5 7/8 x 8 in. View down road toward large house. Soldiers seen firing rifles in foreground. Inscribed along lower edge in brown ink: 'A detachment of the New York Rifles commanded by Lieu. Georges / firing upon Company B of the same regiment, under Cap. Cresto / while on its way to join Col. Fadella's Reg.t Monday, 9.' Continued on verso in graphite.

Drawing: Graphite on paper. 5 7/8 x 8 in. Two complete and two incomplete drawings of soldiers firing rifles. Specific information about scene on recto. Inscription continued from recto, in graphite: 'The guard numbered about 22 The deserters / were about 30.'

The 304 Civil War Posters in this collection consist predominantly of recruiting posters, as well as advertisements for public meetings, auctions and social functions pertaining to the Civil War. This collection includes posters from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine. Within the collection are posters for artillery, cavalry and infantry divisions of the United States Army, as well as state National Guard regiments and local regiments such as the Camden Zouaves, West Jersey Rifles and the Mozart Regiment.