The battle of Gettysburg--Longstreet's attack upon our left centre--Blue Ridge in the distance / from a drawing by A.R. Waud. – Vintage Wall Art
(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 battle of Gettysburg--Longstreet's attack upon our left centre--Blue Ridge in the distance / from a drawing by A.R. Waud. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The battle of Gettysburg--Longstreet's attack upon our left centre--Blue Ridge in the distance / from a drawing by A.R. Waud.
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This wood engraving shows Confederate Gen. James Longstreet's attack on the Union left and center on July 2, 1863, the second day of the battle at Gettysburg, with the Blue Ridge visible on the horizon. Alfred R. Waud, a staff artist who worked in the field for *Harper's Weekly*, made the drawing, and the engraving ran in the August 8, 1863, issue. Because the sketch passed through a wood engraver's hands before printing, the scene reflects the conventions of wartime illustration as much as the field itself. It is a useful view of how the Northern public was shown the battle while the war was still being fought.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 8, pp. 504-505. |
| Subjects | Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Campaigns & battles--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 999 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170165 |
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