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The army of the Potomac

Description: Image of wagon trains of the Army of the Potomac en route from Chickahominy to James River, Virginia, during the Seven Days Battles during the American Civil War; fording Bear Creek one mile below Savage Station, June 29th, 1862.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1863
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000748
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Winter quarters of 3d. Battery, Martin’s Massachusetts Volunteers, near Potomac Creek, Virginia

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Image of a snowy Union military camp near Potomac Creek, Virginia, during the American Civil War; winter scene in camp with soldiers, horses, covered wagons, tents, and stables.

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Crossing Little Birch River to Bulltown

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Image of Union soldiers fording the Little Birch River on the way to Bulltown, West Virginia, during the American Civil War; ranks of men are visible on both sides of the river as groups of them wade through the water with guns and bayonets held high.

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A cuspide corona

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Image of a certificate presented by the State of California for service in the Spanish-American War; several vignettes showing various fighting soldiers, ships, marches, and battles frame the central image of the goddess Columbia in front of a large American flag with a spear and laurel wreath in her hands next to a columned monument with certificate text; state seal of California with motto "Eureka" and goddess Minerva (Athena) and a California grizzly bear at top of monument.

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Glorious charge of Hancock’s division (2nd) of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle near Spottsylvania [sic] Court House Va. May 12th, 1864

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Image of Union and Confederate soldiers engaged in the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, during the American Civil War in a wooded area; soldiers under General Winfield Scott Hancock (on horseback at left) charge Confederate cannon lines; wounded and dead soldiers in foreground.

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Geo. G. Meade. Maj. Genl. U.S.A. Commander of the Potomac army

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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Major General George Meade on horseback in military uniform with arm outstretched and hat in hand; mounted soldiers in background.

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View near Gauley Ferry

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Image of Union soldiers on horseback and leading a team of horses pulling a covered wagon along a road next to a large rock formation near Gauley Ferry, West Virginia, during the American Civil War.

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Winter quarters of 3d. Battery, Martin’s Massachusetts Volunteers, near Potomac Creek, Virginia

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Glorious charge of Hancock’s division (2nd) of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle near Spottsylvania [sic] Court House Va. May 12th, 1864

Geo. G. Meade. Maj. Genl. U.S.A. Commander of the Potomac army

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