Infantry Rifle Drill 1862

This 1862 ink drawing by Winslow Homer, titled "Infantry Rifle Drill", depicts a group of Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The scene focuses on the soldiers' disciplined movements as they practice their rifle drills. The quick lines of the drawing capture the sense of action and repetition of the drill, while the overall composition creates a sense of the regiment's strength and unity. Homer's sketches from the war years later influenced his famous Civil War paintings, including "Prisoners from the Front."