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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Battle of Shiloh

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0132 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Shiloh" dated 1862. Depicts hand to hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862. Caption notes "recapture of artillery by a portion of Gen. Rosseau's command." Engraved after a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Rosseau, Lovell Harrisson, 1818-1869

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