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Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3rd 1863. (The third day.)

Description: Image of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863 during the American Civil War as viewed from behind Union lines; cannons, explosions, cavalry and lines of soldiers fighting in distance.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1863
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000810
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 Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d. 1863

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Image of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate armies engaged at close range surrounded by smoke from cannon fire; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; caption describing battle in bottom margin.

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Gettysburg

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Image of a scene from the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers attack Union lines with cannons in foreground; spooked horse hitched to a wagon being calmed by a handler at left; dead and wounded men visible on the ground or being carried away; smoke in the air partially obscures the view of Union forces up the hill at left.

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Battle of The Weldon Rail-Road August 21st 1864

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged along railroad tracks in the Battle of the Weldon Railroad (Battle of Globe Tavern) near Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 during the American Civil War; central image shows firing line with cannons, with cavalry and horse drawn carts behind the lines; vignettes at top left and right captioned "August 18th" and "August 19th" show the progression of the battle.

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Gettysburg battle-field

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Image of an aerial view in the style of a military topographical map of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863 during the American Civil War; officers’ signatures in bottom margin endorse accuracy of troop positions; keys to map in bottom margin.

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Battle of Gettysburg, repulse of Pickett's charge

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Image of intense fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1–3, 1863, during the American Civil War; 12,500 Confederate soldier mount an infantry assault against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, known as Pickett's Charge, only to be repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire.

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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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Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3rd 1863. (The third day.)

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