Battle of Williamsburg, Va. May 5th. 1862.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
Phelps & Watson
(American, 1859 - 1864)
PublisherPublished by
F. P. Whiting
(American, born 1840)
Date1862
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 13in. (21.6 x 33cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 5/16in. (25.6 x 36.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
Object number1948.13.10
DescriptionTwo officers on horseback are in the center foreground. To the right, two soldiers carry a wounded man through a trench or gully. A cannon battery is being fired at the far right. A third officer, holding a sword and riding a dappled gray horse, gallops towards the left. A horse-drawn wagon is at the far left. A man holding a whip stands nearby. In the background, orderly ranks of Union soldiers advance towards the left. An American flag flies overhead. Rebel soldiers retreat in the background.
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