The 6th Corps--Battle of the Wilderness--fighting in the woods / E.F. – Antique 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.)
Description
The 6th Corps--Battle of the Wilderness--fighting in the woods / E.F. comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The 6th Corps--Battle of the Wilderness--fighting in the woods / E.F.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Drawn in pencil on May 7, 1864, this sketch shows the 6th Corps fighting in the woods just east of Wilderness Tavern, in Virginia. The battle began May 5 as Union and Confederate forces collided in a tangle of second-growth scrub and pine, where visibility was often limited to a few yards and smoke and brush fires made it hard to see the lines. The sketch carries only the initials "E.F." as its maker, and it reached the Library of Congress as a gift in 1919, so it stands as a field impression of a battle in which terrain often mattered as much as troop movements.
| Created / published | 1864 May 07. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pencil. |
| Genre | 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.211) Forms part of: Civil War drawing collection." |
| Subjects | Battle of the Wilderness--Fighting in the woods--The 6th Corps--To the right of the Wilderness Tavern"--on mat. Gift |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,667 × 3,709 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219609 |
More from the Historic Print Archive collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![The battle of Spottsylvania [sic]--View of the field from the center of the position / E. Forbes.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1d/1db2a2d4b514-400.webp)
