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Battle of Williamsburg

One engraving entitled "Battle of Williamsburg" dated 1862. Depicts a distant view of the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. In the foreground a stray cannonball narrowly misses a solider and a officer on horseback. On the left a group of Union...

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Battle of Mill Creek

One engraving entitled "Battle of Mill Creek" dated 1862. Depicts combat between Confederate and Union forces during the Battle of Mill Creek, January 19, 1862. In the foreground a Union solider rips a confederate flag from the grasp of a wounded...

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Battle of the Wilderness--Attack at Spottsylvania Court House

One engraving entitled "Battle Of The Wilderness-Attack at Spottsylvania Court House" dated 1865. Depicts hand-to-hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864. In the center of the painting an...

GLC08878.0156

Battle of Antietam-Gallant Charge of Gen. Burnside's Division at the Bridge

One engraving entitled "Battle of Antietam-Gallant Charge of Gen. Burnside's Division at the Bridge" dated 1868. Depicts a view of General Ambrose Everette Burnside's division charging a stone bridge over Antietam Creek, September 17, 1862. Engraved...

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Attack on Fredericksburgh-Dec. 1862

One engraving entitled "Attack on Fredericksburgh-Dec. 1862" dated 1863. Depicts a scene from the Battle of Fredericksburgh, December 11-15, 1862. In the forefront of the image, Union forces use boats and pontoon bridges to cross a river into...

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Seige of Vicksburg

One engraving entitled "Seige of Vicksburg" dated 1864. Depicts Union forces during the Battle of Vicksburg, May 18-July 4, 1863. At the bottom of the image Union soliders rest under cover of a small shelter, above them soliders continue to fire upon...

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Action of the Gunboats at Memphis

One engraving entitled "Action of Gunboats at Memphis" dated 1863. Depicts a naval battle between Union and Confederate gunboats on the Mississippi river, June 6, 1862. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the...

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Battle of Murfreesboro--Capture of a Confederate Flag

One engraving entitled "Battle of Murfreesboro - Capture of a Confederate Flag" dated 1863. Depicts hand to hand combat between Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Murfreesboro, July 13, 1862. On the left, a jeering solider straddles a...

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Battle of Chicamauga-Lt. Van Pelt Defending His Battery

One engraving entitled, "Battle of Chicamauga-Lt. Van Pelt Defending his battery" dated 1864. Depicts Lieutenant Van Pelt preparing to battle approaching Confederate forces at the Battle of Chicamauga, September 10-18, 1863. Engraved after an...

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Battle of Wilson's Creek--Fall of General Lyon

One engraving entitled "Battle of Wilson's Creek-Fall of General Lyon" circa 1861-1877. Depicts hand-to-hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861. In the center of the painting, a mortally...

GLC08878.0166