[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/87/873fdbed1d3c-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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This historic print of [General Meade's Council of War the night before the commencement of the battle of Gettysburg] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[General Meade's Council of War the night before the commencement of the battle of Gettysburg]
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This halftone reproduces a drawing by James E. Kelly that shows General George G. Meade gathered with his officers in a council of war, a scene the title places on the night before the Battle of Gettysburg. The caption card dates the event to June 30, 1863, and the picture was printed about four decades later, around 1905, so it reflects how the scene was imagined after the war rather than an on-the-spot record. Councils like this one, where commanders weighed whether to hold ground or withdraw, were central to Meade's decisions in the Gettysburg campaign. Kelly, a illustrator known for Civil War subjects, worked from such accounts to produce images that shaped popular memory of the battle.
| 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 | 1,500 × 1,229 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127207 |
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