Jennison's Jayhawkers

Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912 Jennison's Jayhawkers

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GLC#
GLC00493.17-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1880-1890
Author/Creator
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912
Title
Jennison's Jayhawkers
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 26.1 cm, Width: 34.6 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Depicts a group of Union guerillas, known as Jayhawkers, attacking a Southern homestead. During the war, the Jayhawkers were the Seventh Kansas Calvary commanded by Colonel Charles R. Jennison. A man rides off with a woman on his horse amidst a scene of chaos and destruction. The Jayhawkers have attacked a homestead, shooting the men, stealing the animals, destroying the house, and burning the barn. The women trying to run away in the distance appear to be in danger of being shot, while the woman in the foreground in the clutches of the rogue on horseback looks heavenward. The bodice of her dress is open and the man who has kidnapped her looks down upon her bare breasts in a lecherous way, leaving no doubt that the woman is in danger of rape. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20.4 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.

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