Cavalry fight near Aldie, Va. During the march to Gettysburg; the Union Cavalry; commanded by Gen. Pleasonton, the Confederate by J.E.B. Stuart – Antique Wall Art
(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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This rare historic drawing captures Cavalry fight near Aldie, Va. During the march to Gettysburg; the Union Cavalry; commanded by Gen. Pleasonton, the Confederate by J.E.B. Stuart in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Cavalry fight near Aldie, Va. During the march to Gettysburg; the Union Cavalry; commanded by Gen. Pleasonton, the Confederate by J.E.B. Stuart
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A pencil drawing of a cavalry clash at Aldie, Virginia, stands out among Civil War battle sketches for its focus on mounted troops in the moment of contact. The fight took place on June 17, 1863, as Union horsemen under Gen. Alfred Pleasonton pushed to block Confederate cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart from slipping through the Blue Ridge gaps during the march north toward Gettysburg. Stuart's riders had been cut off from the main Confederate army and their absence left Robert E. Lee short of intelligence as his forces moved into Pennsylvania. The drawing is dated June 24, 1863, and it reflects how artists of the period recorded quick, chaotic fighting in the field.
| Created / published | 1863 June 24. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pencil. |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.70) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. 3/2004. |
| Subjects | Gettysburg Campaign, 1863. Cavalry--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Virginia--Aldie |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,444 × 1,142 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216412 |
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