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9th Mass. batt. Bigelows going into position at Gettysburg – Vintage Wall Art

9th Mass. batt. Bigelows going into position at Gettysburg, [1863 ca. July 1-3] — historic drawing
9th Mass. batt. Bigelows going into position at Gettysburg, [1863 ca. July 1-3]. Historic drawing from the Gettysburg 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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Step back in time with 9th Mass. batt. Bigelows going into position at Gettysburg, a historic drawing rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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A pencil sketch on yellow paper, titled in the lower right corner, shows the 9th Massachusetts Battery, the artillery unit commanded by Captain John Bigelow, moving into position at Gettysburg. The record dates it to around July 1-3, 1863, the first three days of the battle. Bigelow's guns were among the Union batteries that fought on the southern part of the field on July 2, where artillery was often pushed forward quickly to meet Confederate assaults. The drawing's loose, quick lines suggest a field study made to record a moment of movement rather than a finished composition. It is one of the Library of Congress's group of Civil War drawings, donated by J.P. Morgan in 1919.

Created / published[1863 ca. July 1-3]
Medium1 drawing on yellow paper : pencil ; 17.6 x 31.4 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1860-1870.
NotesTitle inscribed lower right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.281) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file -- 1863. Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,446 × 1,168 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216953

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