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title: A Night Scout in the Southwest
author: Thomas Nast
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20913/a-night-scout-in-the-southwest/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-08-29
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# A Night Scout in the Southwest
_Authored by Thomas Nast_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20913.jpg)
## Image Caption
*A Night Scout in the Southwest; Surprise of an Outpost, and Survey of the Rebel Guns*, wood engraving print by Thomas Nast, 1863.
This piece depicts Union scouts attempting to stealthily ambush a Confederate outpost overlooking a rebel fort along the river. Mastery of the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/)'s western [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) would lie in who could hold the Mississippi, and Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) would lead the Union army in a series of campaigns from 1861 to 1863 to do just that.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Nast, T. (2025, August 29). A Night Scout in the Southwest. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Nast, Thomas. "A Night Scout in the Southwest." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 29, 2025. .
### MLA
Nast, Thomas. "A Night Scout in the Southwest." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Aug 2025, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/429272) by [**Thomas Nast**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/429272). Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 29 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.