The battle of Gettysburg – Antique Print
(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.)
Description
This rare historic drawing captures The battle of Gettysburg in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The battle of Gettysburg
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This drawing's inscription places the viewer on Cemetery Ridge on the afternoon of July 3, 1863, as Confederate troops under Longstreet advanced across the open ground below. The sketch shows Union soldiers massed on the crest behind breastworks, with heavy white smoke rising from both lines, and the notes indicate the positions of the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the First Corps. The assault that followed, known as Pickett's Charge, was the final major Confederate attack of the three-day battle and ended in heavy losses. Because the sketch was made in the field, it offers a rare view of the battle's climax from the Union line.
| Created / published | 1863 July 3. |
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| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Inscribed below image: Sketch of the position of the 2d & 3rd div. of the first corps. The attack by Longstreet [...] on Friday afternoon, July 3rd/63. [...] troops on the crest of the ridge behind breast works. The enemy charging across the open. Heavy white smoke rising from both lines. 2 corps on left of line. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.76) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. |
| Subjects | Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Battlefields--1860-1870.United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,437 × 546 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-112503 |
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