Image of a scene from the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina, in 1862 during the American Civil War; Union soldiers on foot and horseback attacking with rifles or swords advance on Confederate cannons; dead and wounded men visible on the ground; explosions visible in the air.
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 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.
Image of General George Washington on horseback leading a charge during the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War in 1777; American troops advance, firing on the British at left; dead and wounded men litter the snowy ground; cannons fire and explosions are visible along the skyline.
Image of the Battle of Orleans, France, in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War; hundreds of German and Bavarian-French soldiers clash on the battlefield under Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (at left) and General Charles-Denis Bourbaki of France (center); artillery and cannons, mounted soldiers, and men with rifles and bayonets attack; dead, wounded, smoke and explosions visible throughout scene.
Image of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1775 at the start of the American Revolutionary War; British and American soldiers clash in a battle scene with flags raised and men fighting with swords and rifles; dead and wounded men litter the ground; ships firing in Boston Harbor visible in background at right.
Image of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1775 at the start of the American Revolutionary War; British and American soldiers clash in a battle scene with flags raised and men fighting with swords and rifles; dead and wounded men litter the ground; ships firing in Boston Harbor visible in background at right.
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.
