The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2008.17.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society

Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, August 10, 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

Date1859-1862

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 13/16 x 13 5/16in. (22.4 x 33.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 14 1/16in. (26 x 35.7cm)

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Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionAn officer on horseback gestures forward with his hat, which he holds in his right hand. Infantry soldiers holding rifles with fixed bayonets run and fall beside him. Dead men lie on the ground. An American flag is carried by troops advancing from the left. The Confederate lines are in the right background, surrounded by cannon smoke.

Object number2008.17.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BATTLE OF WILSON'S CREEK, MISSOURI, AUGUST 10, 1861. / GEN. LYON LEADING INTO ACTION THE IOWA REGIMENT, WHOSE COLONEL HAD BEEN DISABLED. / 636."
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.

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