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Kennesaw's Bombardment, 64 – Vintage Wall Art

Kennesaw's Bombardment, 64, 1864 [June 27] — historic drawing
Kennesaw's Bombardment, 64, 1864 [June 27]. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive 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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Kennesaw's Bombardment, 64 comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Kennesaw's Bombardment, 64

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Dated June 27, 1864, this drawing records the day of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in northwest Georgia, when Union forces under William T. Sherman assaulted Confederate lines entrenched on the ridge. The work is built from pencil, white gouache, and black ink wash on gray paper, a combination that lets the artist build smoke and shadow across the scene. Its title and subjects point to Union infantry and artillery, and the bombardment that preceded the failed assault. The attack cost the Union heavy casualties and ended in defeat, so the sheet offers a view of the fighting as Union soldiers saw it from their side of the line.

Created / published1864 [June 27]
Medium1 drawing on light gray paper : pencil, Chinese white, and black ink wash ; 25.7 x 21.9 cm. (sheet)
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsKennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Georgia--Kennesaw Mountain
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,260 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110798

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