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Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a battery of the 11th Corps / A.R. Waud. – Antique Print

Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a battery of the 11th Corps / A.R. Waud., [1863 July 2] — historic drawing
Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a battery of the 11th Corps / A.R. Waud., [1863 July 2]. Historic drawing from the Gettysburg collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a battery of the 11th Corps / A.R. Waud.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Few pictures from Gettysburg show Confederates storming a Union battery, and this one, by Alfred R. Waud, pictures the Louisiana Tigers, a Confederate brigade under Harry Hays, during the evening fighting of July 2, 1863. Waud was a staff artist who worked in the field for illustrated newspapers, and his sketches were turned into engravings for readers who could not see the battle themselves. The drawing's olive paper and layered pencil, white, and ink wash suggest a quick study made on the spot and worked up later. The fighting on that part of the field, near the Union artillery of the 11th Corps, was among the most intense of the battle's second day.

Created / published[1863 July 2]
Medium1 drawing on olive paper : pencil, Chinese white, and black ink wash ; 34.6 x 22.1 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsLSU Tigers (Football team)--1860-1870. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870. Forts & fortifications--1860-1870. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. Soldiers--Confederate--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties.United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,816 × 2,338 px · prints to 13 × 8 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-214110

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