Currier & Ives Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13th 1862
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02881.35 Author/Creator: Currier & Ives Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 lithograph : col. ; 30.6 x 40.6 cm. Order a Copy
Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "This battle shows what undaunted courage, the Lion-hearted Army of the Potomac always meets its foes. After forcing the passage of the Rappahannock on the 11th in the face of a murderous fire from concealed Rebels, and taking possession of Fredericksburg on the 12th, on the morning of the 13th the Army rushed with desperate valor on the intrenchments of the enemy, and thousands of its dead and dying, tell of the fearful strife which raged till night put an end to the carnage. Though driven back by an intrenched and hidden foe, the Soldiers of the North are still as ready to meet the Traitors of the South, as in their days of proudest victory." Depicts rows of Union troops marching up Marye's Heights. Depicts dead and wounded soldiers in the foreground. A few dabs of blood can be found throughout. Slight tear at the bottom that has been repaired with tape on verso. Print is mounted.
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