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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Battle of Antietam-Gallant Charge of Gen. Burnside's Division at the Bridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0157 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1868 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 27.1 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Antietam-Gallant Charge of Gen. Burnside's Division at the Bridge" dated 1868. Depicts a view of General Ambrose Everette Burnside's division charging a stone bridge over Antietam Creek, September 17, 1862. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

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