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Sheridan's final charge of Winchester, September 19th 1864

Description: Image of Union General Philip H. Sheridan leading a cavalry charge at the Third Battle of Winchester (or Battle of Opequon) on September 19, 1864, during the American Civil War; Confederate troops shooting and firing a cannon near wounded soldiers in foreground.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1886
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002005
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.

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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"Sheridan's ride," October 19th 1864

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Image of Union General Philip H. Sheridan on horseback with standard in hand rallying his troops at the Battle of Cedar Creek (or Battle of Belle Grove) on October 19, 1864, during the American Civil War; dead or wounded soldier on the ground in foreground at left.

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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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Battle of Five Forks, Va

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Image of Union cavalry forces led by General Philip Sheridan charging Confederate lines of soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks, Virginia, in 1865 during the American Civil War; cannons and covered wagons are overtaken by Union troops; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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Battle of Kenesaw [sic] Mountain, charge of Logan's corps

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Image of soldiers on the field under the command of General John A. Logan at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864 during the American Civil War; soldiers firing cannons in foreground at right.

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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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Sheridan's final charge of Winchester, September 19th 1864

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