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JOHN TOMAC: THREE DAYS AT GETTYSBURG

May 1, 2013

John Tomac was commissioned by The University of Rochester to illustrate the cover plus interiors for an issue of their alumni magazine honoring the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, as well as the alumni who fought to defend the union. 

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The first article posits that the sacrifices made on the battlefield were absolutely necessary for creating the nation we live in today, and that any option other than the unconditional surrender of the South would have resulted in a much different nation, one in which slavery likely would have persisted until the 20th century.

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Frederick Douglass, portrayed below, lived in Rochester for 25 years and is buried a short distance from the University of Rochester’s campus. 

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This illustration accompanies an article tracing University of Rochester students and alumni who fought at Gettysburg. The insignia on the buttons is the U of R seal.

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