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Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Battle Near Mill Springs, KY-Death of Zollicoffer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0145 Author/Creator: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle Near Mill Springs, KY-Death of Zollicoffer" dated 1862. Depicts the death of General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer during the Battle of Mill Springs, January 19, 1862. In the center of the painting a mortally wounded General Zollicoffer, sits atop his horse, clutching his chest. On the left a Confederate solider points his revolver towards General Zollicoffer, delivering the fatal shot. Engraved by R. Dudensing after a painting by Felix Octavius Carr Darley.

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
Dudensing, R., fl. 1862
Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk, 1812-1862

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