Image of a full-length portrait of United States General Andrew Jackson on horseback raising his hat in his hand in military uniform; soldiers fighting on the line with guns and artillery in the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815 in the background; dead or wounded men visible on the ground.
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.
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Image of a portrait on United States General Andrew Jackson on horseback raising his hat in his hand in full military uniform; soldiers fighting on the line with guns and artillery in the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815 in the background; dead or wounded men visible on the ground.
Image of a portrait on United States General Andrew Jackson on horseback raising his hat in his hand in full military uniform; soldiers fighting on the line with guns and artillery in the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815 in the background.
Image of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 during the War of 1812; General Andrew Jackson on horseback in military uniform with arm outstretched directs soldiers firing guns and cannons at British troops; American and British ships fire on each other off the coast in the background; wounded and dead men visible in foreground.
Image of the American Civil War Battle of Olustee in Florida under Union Brigadier General Truman Seymour and Confederate Brigadier General Joseph Finnegan; Union soldiers in formation attack Confederate troops in the distance; men also visible manning artillery or riding on horseback; wounded and dead soldiers litter the ground.
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.
Image of the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana during the Great Sioux War of 1876 between Plains Indian tribes and the United States Army 7th Cavalry Regiment under General George Custer; bodies of dead and wounded litter the ground while intense fighting continues with swords, guns, spear, and other weapons; Indians are pictured killing wounded soldiers or scalping bodies; more Indians on horseback race across the plains to join the battle in the background; military medal, bugle, sabers, and flags grouped in lower left margin; man on horseback near a monument in lower right margin; text key in bottom margin indicates figures such as "half breed" and "Cheyenne warrior" as well as specific U.S. soldiers, including General Custer.
