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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Battle of Gettysburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0148 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Gettysburg" dated 1862. Depicts a view of Union forces during the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3 1863. In the foreground, wounded soliders rest, behind them officers on horseback deliberate as the battle carries on in the distance. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of publishers at time of engraving.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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