Battle of Bull's Run, Va., July 21st. 1861.

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 George Whiting (American, 1820 - 1862)

Date1862

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 9/16 x 13in. (21.7 x 33cm) Sheet (height x width): 12 3/8 x 16 5/16in. (31.4 x 41.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1982.55.0

DescriptionA line of Union soldiers stands at the left holding rifles with fixed bayonets. A large cannon in the center is fired by its crew. Two officers on horseback are at the right. One man, who has a beard and wears a hat with a plume, holds a raised sword. An American flag is nearby. A wounded man lies on the grass in the foreground. Ranks of Confederate infantry with flags are visible in the background through dense cannon smoke.

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