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Battle of Spottsylvania, "the bloody angle."

Description: Image of bloody hand-to-hand combat during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (or Battle of Spottsylvania) in Virginia in May of 1864 during the American Civil War.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1887
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002010
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 Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

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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Battle of Opequan or Winchester, Va

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Opequan (Battle of Winchester) in Virginia in 1864 during the American Civil War; troops clash in a field surrounded by forests; charging cavalry in foreground; firing lines with cannons in background; dead and wounded men and horses on ground.

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Battle of Shiloh, "the hornet's nest."

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Image of Union soldiers engaging in combat in a forest during the Battle of Shiloh (or Battle of Pittsburg Landing) fought April 6–7, 1862, during the American Civil War; a soldier holding a saber gestures for a messenger to hurry from the field at bottom center.

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Battle of The Weldon Rail-Road August 21st 1864

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged along railroad tracks in the Battle of the Weldon Railroad (Battle of Globe Tavern) near Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 during the American Civil War; central image shows firing line with cannons, with cavalry and horse drawn carts behind the lines; vignettes at top left and right captioned "August 18th" and "August 19th" show the progression of the battle.

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Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13th 1862

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Image of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate army lines engaged with wounded and dead soldiers in foreground; smoke rising from the battle along hill in background; caption describing battle in bottom margin.

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Battle of Cedar Creek

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Image of Union cavalry riding through Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in the Battle of Cedar Creek during the American Civil War; dead and wounded Confederate soldiers and horses in foreground.

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Battle of Spottsylvania, "the bloody angle."

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