Genl. Wadsworths division in action in the Wilderness, near the spot where the General was killed – Historic Reproduction
![Genl. Wadsworths division in action in the Wilderness, near the spot where the General was killed, [1864 May 5-7] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a6/a68e16bd998e-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 drawing of Genl. Wadsworths division in action in the Wilderness, near the spot where the General was killed brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Genl. Wadsworths division in action in the Wilderness, near the spot where the General was killed
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Drawn in pencil and Chinese white on light green paper, this sheet shows Gen. James S. Wadsworth's division in action in the Wilderness, close to the spot where the general was mortally wounded on May 6, 1864. Wadsworth, a New York politician and soldier who was then in his late fifties, was the oldest general officer to be killed in the Civil War. The fighting in the dense second-growth woods of Virginia, May 5 to 7, was confused and often fought at close range, which made eyewitness sketches like this one rare and useful for understanding the terrain.
| Created / published | [1864 May 5-7] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on light green paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 22.8 x 34.4 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Wadsworth, James S. (James Samuel),--1807-1864--Military service. Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Virginia--Wilderness |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 971 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110325 |
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