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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Battle of Mill Creek

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0155 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 Mill Creek" dated 1862. Depicts combat between Confederate and Union forces during the Battle of Mill Creek, January 19, 1862. In the foreground a Union solider rips a confederate flag from the grasp of a wounded confederate. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the publishers at time of engraving.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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