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Battle of Williamsburg, Va. May 5th 1862

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1862
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000913
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.

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 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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Battle of Chancellorsville, Va. May 3rd 1863

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Image of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, during the American Civil War with Union and Confederate soldiers on foot engaged on the battlefield; explosion and wounded soldier in foreground near mounted officer on horseback.

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Battle of Williamsburg

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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.

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Glorious charge of Hancock’s division (2nd) of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle near Spottsylvania [sic] Court House Va. May 12th, 1864

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Image of Union and Confederate soldiers engaged in the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, during the American Civil War in a wooded area; soldiers under General Winfield Scott Hancock (on horseback at left) charge Confederate cannon lines; wounded and dead soldiers in foreground.

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The capture of Gen. Vega, in the act of discharging a cannon;) by the gallant Capt. May of the U.S. Army, during the engagement of the 9th May

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Image of a scene from the Battle of Resaca de la Palma during the Mexican-American War during which Mexico's General Rómulo Díaz de la Vega was captured in a cavalry charge led by United States Army Captain Charles May; Vega is pictured lighting a cannon and recoiling in surprise as May approaches on horseback with arm outstretched; soldiers are visible fighting on foot and on horseback, wounded, or dead in background.

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Battle of Williamsburg, Va. May 5th 1862

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