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Lieut. General U. S. Grant

Description: Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback with sword in an upraised hand riding across a battlefield leading soldiers on foot and on horses in a charge; dead and wounded soldiers on the ground amidst cannon shot.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1864
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000969
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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General Peter J. Osterhaus

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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union General Peter Joseph Osterhaus on horseback with a sword in his upraised hand riding through the mountains; soldiers climbing up the terrain and aiming their rifles among rocks and trees in background.

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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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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 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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U. S. Grant. Maj. Genl. U.S.A

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Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback in military uniform with arm outstretched and spyglass in hand; cavalry soldiers and cannon in background.

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Lieut. General U. S. Grant

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