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Battle of Bull Run

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1889
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000754
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.

2nd Battle of Bull Run Va. August 30th 1862

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Image of Confederate and Union armies engaging on the battlefield at the second Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War in 1862; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; cannons firing in background.

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Battle near Orleans

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Image of the Battle of Orleans, France, in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War; hundreds of German and Bavarian-French soldiers clash on the battlefield under Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (at left) and General Charles-Denis Bourbaki of France (center); artillery and cannons, mounted soldiers, and men with rifles and bayonets attack; dead, wounded, smoke and explosions visible throughout scene.

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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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Battle of Opequan or Winchester, Va

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Opequan (Battle of Winchester) in Virginia in 1864 during the American Civil War; troops clash in a field surrounded by forests; charging cavalry in foreground; firing lines with cannons in background; dead and wounded men and horses on ground.

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The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

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Image of armies engaged on battlefield at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing (also called the Battle of Shiloh) in Tennessee during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate foot soldiers charge at each other with wounded and dead soldiers visible on the ground at center; cavalry on horseback charge at bottom right; caption describing battle in bottom margin.

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