Battle of Gettysburg. Longstreet's attack upon the left center of the Union lines. Blue Ridge in distance – Historic Photograph Print
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(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 rare historic drawing captures Battle of Gettysburg. Longstreet's attack upon the left center of the Union lines. Blue Ridge in distance in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Battle of Gettysburg. Longstreet's attack upon the left center of the Union lines. Blue Ridge in distance
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Drawn in pencil and Chinese white on brown paper and dated July 2, 1863, this sheet is titled for Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's attack on the left center of the Union line, with the Blue Ridge rising in the distance. That afternoon Longstreet's divisions struck the Union positions south of Gettysburg, where fighting swirled through the Peach Orchard, the Wheatfield and Devil's Den. The pale white highlights on the brown ground give the smoke and massed troops a loose, sketched quality, and the work offers a rare view of a battle drawn on the day it was fought.
| Created / published | [1863 July 2] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on brown paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 34.4 x 52.8 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Longstreet, James,--1821-1904--Military service. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Military officers--Confederate--1860-1870. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Troop movements--1860-1870. Flags--Union--1860-1870. Flags--Confederate--1860-1870. Artillery (Weaponry)--1860-1870. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties.United States--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,011 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110887 |
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