A Confederate Soldier's Letter
Dimensions: 27 1/2"W x 24 1/2"H
Watercolor
1984-94
Twenty-three days after Caleb Minor left his Manassas home on a frigid December morning, he wrote to his mother
the first of only three letters. In it, he shared the following fears of a young friend: The nervous strain was
plainly visible upon all of us. All moved doggedly forward in obedience to orders, in absolute silence so far as
talking was concerned. A few temporarily fell out, unable to endure the nervous strain which was simply awful. This
is the duty I undertook to perform for my country, and now I'll do it, and leave the results to God. My greatest
fear is not that I might be killed, but that I might be grievously wounded and left a victim of suffering on the
field.
(from an imaginary soldier's diary)
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| Name Index
1970s, Images 1-12
| 1970s, Images 13-14
1980s, Images 1-12
1990s, Images 1-12
| 1990s, Images 13-24
1990s, Images 25-36
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1990s, Images 37-39
2000 and Beyond, Images 1-12
| 2000 and Beyond, Images 13-18
Acrylic, Images 1-4
Etchings, Images 1-9
| Ink, Images 1-7
Mixed Media, Images 1-12
| Mixed Media, Images 13-24
Mixed Media, Images 25-36
| Mixed Media, Images 37-45
Pencil, Images, 1-3
Watercolor, Images 1-6
| Woodcuts, Images 1-7
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