# The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

By [Winslow Homer](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/winslow-homer.md>), 1862.

## Details

- Medium: wood engraving
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1260>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![Soldiers charge across a battlefield with rifles and bayonets.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-232f31229fdee0fe/full.jpg?v=afc87c73c5d71e955b2f5e6a8bf84e80f10bdd15177015d872217b0964eaebb1>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.1260. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund. CC0 Open Access.
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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