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Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester – Historic Reproduction

Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester, [1864] September 19. — historic drawing
Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester, [1864] September 19.. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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A window into the past: Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester, preserved in this historic drawing. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester

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Few battle sketches from the Shenandoah Valley carry a title as specific as this one, which records a September 19, 1864, moment of Crook's corps storming toward a fort during the fighting near Winchester. Known as the Third Battle of Winchester or the Battle of Opequon, the engagement was a central clash in Philip Sheridan's campaign to drive Confederate forces from the valley, and George Crook commanded the Union troops shown here. The drawing combines pencil with Chinese white on tan paper, a combination that suggests a quick working sketch, with the white used to pick out highlights on the figures.

Created / published[1864] September 19.
Medium1 drawing on tan paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 14.4 x 19.2 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
SubjectsCrook, George,--1829-1890--Military service. Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.United States--Virginia--OpequonUnited States--Virginia--Winchester
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,425 × 1,145 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219415

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