[General Meade's Council of War the night before the commencement of the battle of Gettysburg] – Antique Print
![[General Meade's Council of War the night before the commencement of the battle of Gettysburg], c1905. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6c/6cf9997c87c1-L.webp)
(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 [General Meade's Council of War the night before the commencement of the battle of Gettysburg], a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[General Meade's Council of War the night before the commencement of the battle of Gettysburg]
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Here the Union commander, George G. Meade, sits among his senior officers in a drawn scene of the council he called on the eve of the fighting at Gettysburg. The officers weighed whether to stand and fight at the town or withdraw to a defensive line farther south, and Meade's decision to hold the ground near Gettysburg shaped the battle that followed. The drawing is by James E. Kelly, an illustrator known for Civil War subjects, and this halftone reproduction dates from about 1905, long after the events it shows.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone. |
| Subjects | Halftone reproduction of drawing by James E. Kelly. Copyright by John D. Morris & Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: U.S. History--June 30, 1863; Meade; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,258 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127207 |
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