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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 The Battle of Gettysburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02980.01 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Print Date: 1885 Pagination: 1 print : hand col. ; 65.6 x 98 cm. Order a Copy

Headline reads "From the Original Picture painted for the State of Pennsylvania under award of Commission appointed by the Legislature." Caption reads "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1872 by P. F. Rothermel in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Published 1885 by Joseph A. Joel, 88 Nassau St. New York." Hand colored print depicts Union troops crossing the Confederate line.

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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