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Genl. Meagher at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. June 1st 1862

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1862
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000933
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.

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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The Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. May 31st 1862

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Image of the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, during the American Civil War with Union and Confederate soldiers on foot engaged in a forest clearing surrounded by trees; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; hot air balloon rising in distance; caption describing the battle in bottom margin.

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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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2nd Battle of Bull Run Va. August 30th 1862

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Image of Confederate and Union armies engaging on the battlefield at the second Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War in 1862; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; cannons firing in background.

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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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The Battle of Newbern, N.C. March 14th 1862

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Image of General Ambrose Burnside advancing with troops at the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers on foot and on horseback advance; an explosion with wounded and dead Confederate soldiers in foreground.

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Genl. Meagher at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. June 1st 1862

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