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Battle of Stone River near Murfreesborough, Tenn

Description: Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee, in December/January of 1862-1863 during the American Civil War; soldiers shoot cannons in open field along a river and railroad tracks with forests in the background, soldiers on horseback at left; wounded and dead men and horses visible on ground.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1891
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000764
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.

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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Genl. Meagher at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. June 1st 1862

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged during the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, during the American Civil War; General Thomas Francis Meagher on horseback directs the charge as soldiers on foot surge forward leaving dead and wounded soldiers in their wake; cannons and fighting troops in background at right.

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The storming of Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feby. 15th 1862

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Image of Confederate soldiers defending with rifles, bayonets, and cannons as Union troops storm Fort Donelson, Tennessee, during the American Civil War; soldiers carrying American flags prominent in the charge; Union General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback directing the charge at left; dead and wounded soldiers visible; Confederate fort and river scene with steamboats in background.

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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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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 of Chickamauga

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Image of an eye-level view of the American Civil War battle of Chickamauga fought in Catoosa County and Walker County, Georgia, in September 1863 under Union Major General William Rosecrans and Confederate General Braxton Bragg; soldiers on the front lines shoot at each other, men also visible manning artillery or riding on horseback; wounded and dead soldiers litter the ground.

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Battle of Stone River near Murfreesborough, Tenn

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