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Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 A distant battle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08653.14 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1876 Pagination: 1 etching : b&w Height: 47.9 cm, Width: 60.5 cm Order a Copy

Marked "Plate 25." Battle seen from a distance of about 6 miles. In the foreground is an abandoned breastwork; and on the road to the left a column of troops is seen hurrying toward the sound and smoke of distant cannon. Actual size of the image without the margins is 17.9 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents for GLC02199. Paper brittle and edges damaged.

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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