The death of Reynolds Gettysburg – Historic Print
![The death of Reynolds Gettysburg, [1863 July 3] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/76/76bd5529ecca-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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The death of Reynolds Gettysburg comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The death of Reynolds Gettysburg
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The record for this pencil drawing on gray paper shows Union general John Fulton Reynolds at the moment of his death. Reynolds commanded the Union I Corps and was killed early on July 1, 1863, shot while directing his troops into the fighting west of Gettysburg, a loss that deprived the Union army of one of its most respected officers. The record dates the sheet to July 3, two days after the event, so the artist probably worked from eyewitness accounts rather than from life. The soft pencil on tinted paper fits the portrait and battle-scene conventions of the period.
| Created / published | [1863 July 3] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on grey paper : Pencil ; 24.9 x 18.6 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Portraits 1860-1870.Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Reynolds, John Fulton,--1820-1863--Death & burial. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,184 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176449 |
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