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Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Capture of a rebel Lunette near Yorktown, Va. April 26th 1862 by detachments from the 1st & 11th Mass. Vols. commanded by Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02131.03 Author/Creator: Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Print Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : col. Height: 38 cm, Width: 50 cm Order a Copy

Chromolithograph with hand retouching. Published by John B. Bachelder in Boston and lithographed by Endicott & Co., New York. Depicts a battle scene at sunset. Key identifies officers and regiments featured in the image.

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

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