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Battle of Antietam

Description: Image of Union General George B. McClellan at the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate soldiers battle along the edge of a river as Union army forces overrun a bridge; cannons fire into the lines.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1888
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000752
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.

Battle of Antietam

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Image of the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek during the American Civil War; Union officers on horseback, including General George B. McClellan and General Randolph B. Marcy, survey the battle from a hilltop; cannon and dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; army ranks marching in background.

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Battle of Bull Run

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Image of the first Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers (including Zouave forces) clash with Confederate soldiers on a battlefield with trenches and a bridge being taken; wounded and dead soldiers, fallen cavalry horses, and cannons in foreground.

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The Battle of Antietam, Md. Sept. 17th 1862

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Image of the Battle of Antietam, Maryland, during the American Civil War; Union cavalry clashed with Confederate soldiers on the battlefield under a plume of smoke; flags for each army visible.

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Battle of Antietam, advance upon rebel centre [sic] at Dunker Church

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Image of Union soldiers engaged on the battlefield at the Battle of Antietam (or Battle of Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland; wounded and dead soldiers fall in an explosion at center.

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Battle of Five Forks, Va

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Image of Union cavalry forces led by General Philip Sheridan charging Confederate lines of soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia, in 1865 during the American Civil War; cannons and covered wagons are overtaken by Union troops; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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Battle of Kenesaw Mountain

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaging at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, in 1864 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers fire rifles and cannons from trenches at the advancing Union troops; wounded and dead soldiers in foreground; mountain peak in background.

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