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Battle of Williamsburg

Description: Image of Union and Confederate forces engaged in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1862 during the American Civil War; American flag and 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry flag at center; officers on horseback at left; wounded and dead soldiers visible on ground; fort in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1893
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000766
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 Williamsburg, Va. May 5th 1862

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Image of armies engaged on the battlefield at the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War; General George B. McClellan rides on horseback at center leading Union soldiers on foot in a charge against Confederate troops; wounded or dead soldier and horse next to a cannon at right.

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Battle of Wilson’s Creek

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in a clearing near a wooded area at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, in 1861 during the American Civil War; officers on horseback, American flag and First Iowa Infantry flag at left; dead and wounded soldiers on battlefield, lines attacking with cannon fire in background.

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Camp Brightwood. Col. Henry S. Briggs, 10th Regt. Mass. Volunteers

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Image of the 10th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry drilling in ranks at military Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C.; Union soldiers march led by officers on horseback; American flag, tents, covered wagons and cannons visible around the camp.

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Camp Belger, Baltimore, Md

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Image of an aerial view of Camp Belger military camp in Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; soldiers from the 114th Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry drilling in long ranks in yard with rows of military camp tents spread out behind in a tree-lined area; American flag on flag pole at center.

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Battle of Fort Donelson

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Image of the capture of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner and his army at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee in 1862 during the American Civil War; Union troops engage on the battlefield with soldier carrying an American flag at center; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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Battle of Princeton

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Image of General George Washington on horseback leading a charge during the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War in 1777; American troops advance, firing on the British at left; dead and wounded men litter the snowy ground; cannons fire and explosions are visible along the skyline.

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