Battle of Oriskany, state of New York / Chapin ; Damoreau. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with Battle of Oriskany, state of New York / Chapin ; Damoreau., an antique engraving rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Battle of Oriskany, state of New York / Chapin ; Damoreau.
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Few Revolutionary battles were fought as fiercely at such close range as the clash at Oriskany, in New York's Mohawk Valley, where militia under General Nicholas Herkimer set out in August 1777 to relieve Fort Stanwix. This wood engraving, published in *Ballou's Pictorial* in May 1857, revisits that ambush eighty years later, when the battle had become a point of pride in the state's frontier past. Herkimer was wounded in the leg early in the fighting, yet he kept directing his men while propped against a tree, and he died of his injuries later that month. The print bears the names of the engravers Chapin and Damoreau.
| Created / published | 1857 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1850-1860.Wood engravings 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. Illus. in: Ballou's pictorial, v. 12, no. 18 (1857 May 2), p. 280. |
| Subjects | Herkimer, Nicholas,--d. 1777--Military service. Oriskany, Battle of, N.Y., 1777. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns & battles. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,111 × 4,886 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225537 |
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