Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 6, 7 and 8, 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 Golden & Sammons American, 1864 - 1866

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1862

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 12 7/8in. (21.6 x 32.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 9/16 x 14 3/16in. (26.8 x 36cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionRanks of Union soldiers on horseback charge from the left. The men have rifles slung across their backs and hold swords or sabers. One man holds an American flag. The officer in the foreground wears a hat with a plume and has a beard and mustache. Dead and wounded men sit or lie on the ground near a shattered cannon beneath leafless trees. Confederate cavalry charges from the right background. Additional troops in the background are partially hidden by dense smoke.

Object number1950.202.90

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE, ARKANSAS, MARCH 6, 7 AND 8, 1862. / Gen. Sigel gallantly cutting his way through the Rebel ranks. [leaf ornament] / 677."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Pr[int] / Bo[x... ?] / #21" "#902" "X-1995-21-170 [crossed out]"; upper right, "consv CPC 1987"; lower right, accession number and "Dwr 25 [crossed out] 27".

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