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Battle of Lexington - April 19th 1775

Description: Image of the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1775 at the start of the American Revolutionary War; American militia shoot from cover in a wooded area at advancing British soldiers; wounded and dean men visible on battlefield; church building visible on a hill in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1885-1896
Call number: priJLC_MIL_001254
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 Savannah - Oct. 9th 1779. (Charge and daeth [sic] of Pulaski.)

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Image of the Battle of Savannah, Georgia, in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War; United States Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski is shot and killed as he charges forward at the head of a group of French and American cavalry; British soldiers shoot at the advancing cavalry soldiers from behind a barricade; dead and wounded men visible on the ground.

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Battle of Chickamauga

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Image of an eye-level view of the American Civil War battle of Chickamauga fought in Catoosa County and Walker County, Georgia, in September 1863 under Union Major General William Rosecrans and Confederate General Braxton Bragg; soldiers on the front lines shoot at each other, men also visible manning artillery or riding on horseback; wounded and dead soldiers litter the ground.

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Battle of Tippecanoe

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Image of a scene depicting the Battle of Tippecanoe near Lafayette, Indiana, in 1811; General William Henry Harrison on horseback with sword in hand at left commands American soldiers shooting rifles through trees as they try to repel an attack by spear, tomahawk, and gun-wielding Native American Indians in a wooded forest area; ranks of soldiers visible behind Harrison at left, two dead American Indian warriors lay in the clearing at center, wounded soldiers from both sides also pictured.

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Battle of Stone River near Murfreesborough, Tenn

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee, in December/January of 1862-1863 during the American Civil War; soldiers shoot cannons in open field along a river and railroad tracks with forests in the background, soldiers on horseback at left; wounded and dead men and horses visible on ground.

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Battle of Kenesaw Mountain

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaging at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, in 1864 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers fire rifles and cannons from trenches at the advancing Union troops; wounded and dead soldiers in foreground; mountain peak in background.

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Transporting munition from Concord - April 19th 1775

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Image of a group of children accompanying an ox-pulled cart full of munitions down a path from Concord, Massachusetts, at the start of the American Revolutionary War; soldiers visible nearby; town of Concord visible in background.

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Battle of Lexington - April 19th 1775

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