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Battle of Antietam, advance upon rebel centre [sic] at Dunker Church

Description: Image of Union soldiers engaged on the battlefield at the Battle of Antietam (or Battle of Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland; wounded and dead soldiers fall in an explosion at center.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1887
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002009
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 Antietam

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Image of the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek during the American Civil War; Union officers on horseback, including General George B. McClellan and General Randolph B. Marcy, survey the battle from a hilltop; cannon and dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; army ranks marching in background.

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2nd Battle of Bull Run Va. August 30th 1862

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Image of Confederate and Union armies engaging on the battlefield at the second Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War in 1862; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground; cannons firing in background.

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Battle of Fort Donelson

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Image of the capture of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner and his army at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee in 1862 during the American Civil War; Union troops engage on the battlefield with soldier carrying an American flag at center; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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The Battle of Newbern, N.C. March 14th 1862

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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.

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Battle of Chancellorsville, Va. May 3rd 1863

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Image of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, during the American Civil War with Union and Confederate soldiers on foot engaged on the battlefield; explosion and wounded soldier in foreground near mounted officer on horseback.

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The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

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Image of armies engaged on battlefield at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing (also called the Battle of Shiloh) in Tennessee during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate foot soldiers charge at each other with wounded and dead soldiers visible on the ground at center; cavalry on horseback charge at bottom right; caption describing battle in bottom margin.

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Battle of Antietam, advance upon rebel centre [sic] at Dunker Church

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