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Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., Charge of General Grant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0131 Author/Creator: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., Charge of General Grant" dated 1863. Depicts Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7,1862. In the center of the image two soliders on horsback clash swords. On the left, a solider carrying a tattered Union flag falls to the ground. Engraved by W. Ridgeway after a painting by Felix Octavius Carr Darley.

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
Ridgeway, W., 1854-1885
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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