17 3/16 x 26 3/4 in. (some offsetting, dampstain); framed 22 1/2 x 32 in. (not examined out of frame). Signed in type by Chas. F. Sawyer and Chas. A. Libby, the recruiting officers of the regiment. 

Originally mustered in on 15 June 1861, the regiment included pre-war militias in addition to inexperienced companies. At the time of this recruitment drive, the regiment had already seen action at the First Battle of Bull Run and the Peninsular Campaign, particularly distinguishing themselves at the Battle of Williamsburg (4 May 1862). They would soon hereafter see action at Fredericksburg and would go on to participate in many major battles including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the WIlderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor.