Image of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, during the American Civil War with Union and Confederate soldiers on foot engaged on the battlefield; explosion and wounded soldier in foreground near mounted officer on horseback. Printer supplied by cataloger based on publisher/printer history.
"Published by Currier & Ives."--text, bottom left margin.
"152 Nassau St. New York"--text, bottom right margin.
"This terrific Battle was fought between the "Army of the Potomac" under Genl. Hooker; and the Rebel Army, under command of Generals Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson, Longstreet and Hill._The Rebels advanced in overwhelming numbers, but the brave Union Soldiers fought with desperate gallantry, holding the Rebels in check, and inflicting dreadful slaughter among them.""--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 31.12 x 40.64 cm (12 1/4 x 16 in.)
Battlefields--Pictorial works Battles--Pictorial works Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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