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The Battle of Manassas, or Second Bull Run

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0175 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : col. Height: 25.7 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entiteld "The Battle of Manassas, or Second Bull Run" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of confederate troops on horseback, durring the Battle of Manassas, August 28-30, 1862. Caption notes, "General Robert E. Lee and Staff overlooking the Battle-Field." Copied by permission from the Panorama of the Battle of Manassas. Engraver and artist unknown.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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