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General Stoneman’s great cavalry raid, May 1863

Description: Image of Union cavalry under the leadership of General George Stoneman charging on horseback past fallen and wounded Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1863
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000932
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.

Geo. Stoneman. Maj. Genl. U.S.A

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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Major General George Stoneman seated on horseback in military uniform, pointing with arm outstretched; battlefield scene with charging soldiers and a wounded man on the ground visible in background.

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The last and only chance as cavalry!

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Image of Union and Confederate cavalry soldiers clashing on horseback with sword drawn on a recruiting poster for the Union cavalry during the American Civil War.

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Battle of Five Forks, Va

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Image of Union cavalry forces led by General Philip Sheridan charging Confederate lines of soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia, in 1865 during the American Civil War; cannons and covered wagons are overtaken by Union troops; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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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 Bull Run

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Image of the first Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers (including Zouave forces) clash with Confederate soldiers on a battlefield with trenches and a bridge being taken; wounded and dead soldiers, fallen cavalry horses, and cannons in foreground.

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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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General Stoneman’s great cavalry raid, May 1863

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