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First N.H. Battery winter quarters 1864

Description: Image of a view of a military camp for the First New Hampshire Battery during the American Civil War on the farm of John Minor Botts near Brandy Station, Virginia; cabins visible at the edge of a forest; soldiers on foot and on horseback near wagons in the foreground.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1864
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000930
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.

Washington

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Image of a full-length portrait of General George Washington in military uniform standing with glove in hand on the edge of a battlefield; battle scene from the American Revolutionary War in background with British soldiers fighting American militia on foot and on horseback amidst explosions and billowing smoke.

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Experience of the 9th Mass. Battery at Gettysburg, Penn. July, 1863. Captain Bigelow commanding

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Image of five vignettes depicting a progression of battlefield scenes between the Union 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery and Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War; men on foot and mounted on horses are shown attacking, carrying wounded, around a cook fire, and leaving the battlefield; scenes are captioned, "Opening engagement," Retiring with prolonge," "Shelled out," "Position on the 3rd and 4th July," and "Leaving the field, July 5th."

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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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Winter quarters of 3d. Battery, Martin’s Massachusetts Volunteers, near Potomac Creek, Virginia

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Image of a snowy Union military camp near Potomac Creek, Virginia, during the American Civil War; winter scene in camp with soldiers, horses, covered wagons, tents, and stables.

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Hudson River - looking south from Battery Knox, West Point

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Image of a landscape view of the Hudson River looking south from the Knox Battery at the United States Military Academy on West Point in Orange County, New York, including views of the "Beverly House" and "Riding Hall" as captioned; boats visible on the river and near a dock at center; observers admire the river in foreground at bottom right.

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The dawn of freedom

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Image of goddess Columbia as an angel wrapped in an American flag holding a sword and carrying an Irish flag flying above workers and United States soldiers on foot and on horseback; ships in harbor in distance; portraits of two men, including Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet, in the sky near Columbia.

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First N.H. Battery winter quarters 1864

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