1st SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
1862-1863
BY DON TROIANI
MINT CONDITION
ARTIST SIGNED AND NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION HISTORIC ART PRINT
ONLY 1500 PRINTED; THIS IS #729
COMPLETE WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
Original, Don Troiani artwork published by Historical Art Prints in 1997.
Seize of print with edges is 15 3/8 inches by 20 inches; Image size without edges is 11 9/10 inches by 15 inches.
THIS IS A SOLD-OUT PRINT THAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER
In May of 1862, Union Army, Major General David Hunter organized a company of black soldiers at Hilton Head, South Carolina, for service in his Department of the South. The scene depicts a black corporal standing in uniform by a palm tree.
The First South Carolina Volunteers was a Union Army regiment during the American Civil War. It was composed of escaped slaves from South Carolina and Florida. There had been previous attempts to form black units in New Orleans and Kansas, but they were not officially recognized. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, whose exploits are memorialized in the film Glory, was formed afterwards and drew from free Northern blacks.
Department of the South staff officer James D. Fessenden was heavily involved in efforts to recruit volunteers for the 1st South Carolina. Although it saw some combat, the regiment was not involved in any of the war's major battles. Its first commander was Thomas Wentworth Higginson who was white. A proclamation by Confederate President Jefferson Davis had indicated that members of the regiment would not be treated as prisoners of war if taken in battle. The enlisted men would be auctioned off as slaves and the white officers were to be hanged. The threat was not carried out officially.
The regiment was a step in the evolution of Union thinking towards the escaped slaves who crossed their lines. Initially they were returned to their owners. Next they were considered contraband and used as laborers. Finally the legal fiction that they were property was abandoned and they were allowed to enlist in the Army, although in segregated units commanded by white officers. Harriet Tubman served with these men as a cook, nurse, spy, and scout. Susie King Taylor, whose husband and other relatives fought with the regiment, also served as a laundress and nurse for the men from August 1862 until mustering out on February 9, 1866. The men served as the precedent for the over 170,000 “colored” troops who followed them into the Union Army.
This is a brand new, mint condition, artist signed and numbered, limited edition historic art print. Only 1500 of these prints were produced; this is number 729. The print also contains the original, numbered Certificate of Authenticity complete with a description of the scene and history of the unit. The plates and production drafts of this print have been destroyed and it will not be reprinted. The print is sharp, bright, clean and new. It has never been framed or displayed and has been stored flat in an acid-free print holder in a dark, climate-controlled, smoke-free environment. Print is sold out and only available on the secondary market. The print comes shipped flat and well protected. A wonderful, out-of-print, limited edition, artist signed and numbered, historic art print by America’s most respected military artist, Don Troiani.
1st SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
1862-1863 BY DON TROIANI MINT CONDITION
ARTIST SIGNED AND NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION HISTORIC ART PRINT
ONLY 1500 PRINTED; THIS IS #729
COMPLETE WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
Original, Don Troiani artwork published by Historical Art Prints in 1997.
Seize of print with edges is 15 3/8 inches by 20 inches; Image size without edges is 11 9/10 inches by 15 inches.
THIS IS A SOLD-OUT PRINT THAT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER
In May of 1862, Union Army, Major General David Hunter organized a company of black soldiers at Hilton Head, South Carolina, for service in his Department of the South. The scene depicts a black corporal standing in uniform by a palm tree.
The First South Carolina Volunteers was a Union Army regiment during the American Civil War. It was composed of escaped slaves from South Carolina and Florida. There had been previous attempts to form black units in New Orleans and Kansas, but they were not officially recognized. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, whose exploits are memorialized in the film Glory, was formed afterwards and drew from free Northern blacks.
Department of the South staff officer James D. Fessenden was heavily involved in efforts to recruit volunteers for the 1st South Carolina. Although it saw some combat, the regiment was not involved in any of the war's major battles. Its first commander was Thomas Wentworth Higginson who was white. A proclamation by Confederate President Jefferson Davis had indicated that members of the regiment would not be treated as prisoners of war if taken in battle. The enlisted men would be auctioned off as slaves and the white officers were to be hanged. The threat was not carried out officially.
The regiment was a step in the evolution of Union thinking towards the escaped slaves who crossed their lines. Initially they were returned to their owners. Next they were considered contraband and used as laborers. Finally the legal fiction that they were property was abandoned and they were allowed to enlist in the Army, although in segregated units commanded by white officers. Harriet Tubman served with these men as a cook, nurse, spy, and scout. Susie King Taylor, whose husband and other relatives fought with the regiment, also served as a laundress and nurse for the men from August 1862 until mustering out on February 9, 1866. The men served as the precedent for the over 170,000 “colored” troops who followed them into the Union Army.
This is a brand new, mint condition, artist signed and numbered, limited edition historic art print. Only 1500 of these prints were produced; this is number 729. The print also contains the original, numbered Certificate of Authenticity complete with a description of the scene and history of the unit. The plates and production drafts of this print have been destroyed and it will not be reprinted. The print is sharp, bright, clean and new. It has never been framed or displayed and has been stored flat in an acid-free print holder in a dark, climate-controlled, smoke-free environment. Print is sold out and only available on the secondary market. The print comes shipped flat and well protected. A wonderful, out-of-print, limited edition, artist signed and numbered, historic art print by America’s most respected military artist, Don Troiani.
