A Dress Parade of the Seventeenth New York 1861

"A Dress Parade of the Seventeenth New York," an anonymous photograph from 1861, captures a regiment of Union soldiers in a dress parade formation. The soldiers are lined up in rows, with their rifles held at the ready. In the background, a small, rural town can be seen, including a few buildings and a row of trees. This snapshot, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago, provides a glimpse into the lives of American soldiers during the Civil War.