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The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

Description: 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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Date: ©1862
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Battle of Shiloh, "the hornet's nest."

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Image of Union soldiers engaging in combat in a forest during the Battle of Shiloh (or Battle of Pittsburg Landing) fought April 6–7, 1862, during the American Civil War; a soldier holding a saber gestures for a messenger to hurry from the field at bottom center.

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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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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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Battle of Stone River near Murfreesborough, Tenn

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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.

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Battle at Carnifax Ferry

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Image of Union and Confederate forces clashing at the Battle of Carnifax (or Carnifex) Ferry in Nicholas County, West(ern) Virginia, during the American Civil War; an explosion fells soldiers at center while ranks of men charge forward at left and right; wounded soldiers visible on ground; officers on horseback near a cannon at bottom right.

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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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The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

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