Explosion of a rebel limber at the battle near Middleburg June 21st – Antique Wall Art
![Explosion of a rebel limber at the battle near Middleburg June 21st, [1863] June 21. — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6c/6c20a26d947c-L.webp)
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Explosion of a rebel limber at the battle near Middleburg June 21st
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A small, dramatic sheet shows the moment a Confederate artillery limber, the wagon that carried ammunition for a gun, blows apart during the fighting near Middleburg, Virginia, on June 21, 1863. The drawing is by Alfred R. Waud, a battlefield artist who sent sketches like this one to illustrated newspapers, so it was made quickly in the field and reflects what he saw from the lines. The action was a cavalry clash during the Gettysburg campaign, when Union horsemen and Confederate troopers under J.E.B. Stuart fought across the Loudoun County countryside. Pencil and white highlights on brown paper give the smoke and burst a stark, sketchy immediacy.
| Created / published | [1863] June 21. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on brown paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 11.5 x 34.3 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.79) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection. |
| Subjects | Cavalry--Union--1860-1870. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870. Military personnel--Confederate--Virginia--Middleburg--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Virginia--Middleburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,436 × 1,144 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217219 |
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