Attack of Johnston's Div., C.S.A. on the breastworks on Culps Hill defended by Wadsworth's Div., 1st Corps, and a part of the 12th Corps [under] General Slocum, half past seven P.M., July 2nd / Edwin Forbes. – Antique Print
![Attack of Johnston's Div., C.S.A. on the breastworks on Culps Hill defended by Wadsworth's Div., 1st Corps, and a part of the 12th Corps [under] General Slocum, half past seven P.M., July 2nd / Edwin Forbes., [between 1865 and 1895] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/93/93278794a3cc-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 Attack of Johnston's Div., C.S.A. on the breastworks on Culps Hill defended by Wadsworth's Div., 1st Corps, and a part of the 12th Corps [under] General Slocum, half past seven P.M., July 2nd / Edwin Forbes., a historic drawing rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Attack of Johnston's Div., C.S.A. on the breastworks on Culps Hill defended by Wadsworth's Div., 1st Corps, and a part of the 12th Corps [under] General Slocum, half past seven P.M., July 2nd / Edwin Forbes.
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This drawing shows the Confederate assault on the earthworks atop Culps Hill at about 7:30 in the evening of July 2, 1863, the second day at Gettysburg. The Union line there was held by Wadsworth's division of the 1st Corps and part of the 12th Corps under General Slocum, who had dug in on the hill's slopes earlier that day. Edwin Forbes, a Union artist who sketched troop movements and battlefield scenes during the war, made the work. The drawing was produced later, between 1865 and 1895, and it reflects his effort to record the fighting in detail. It is a useful view of the fight for Culps Hill, which continued after dark and ended with the Union holding its position.
| Created / published | [between 1865 and 1895] |
|---|---|
| Genre | 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.287) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection." |
| Notes | No. 5." Gift |
| Subjects | Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,286 × 634 px · prints to 4 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216003 |
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