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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Battle of Fair Oaks-Gallant Charge of Gen. Casey's Division to Save the Guns

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0153 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: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Fair Oaks-Gallant Charge of Gen. Caseys's Division to Save the Guns" dated 1862. Dipicts General Silas Casey and his men valiantly recovering Union artillary behind Confederate lines. Two struggling horses pull gun carraiges with the help of a few soliders. In the distance smoke fills the sky. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Casey, Silas, 1807-1882

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