Militia Drilling 1870

"Militia Drilling" is a watercolor painting by William P. Chappel from 1870. It depicts a scene of military training in an open field, with a small group of figures in the foreground and a larger group in the distance. The American flag is visible in the upper left corner, indicating the importance of national defense in the context of the American Civil War. The work is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.