Battle of Antietam, Md. Sept. 17. 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 1/16 x 12 1/4in. (20.5 x 31.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 13 5/16in. (26.7 x 33.8cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA group of soldiers wearing Zouave uniforms and carrying rifles with fixed bayonets charge a stone wall and rail fence. A man at the left carries an American flag. An man at the right holding a sword confronts the charge. Several men lie dead or wounded on the ground. In the background, between battle smoke, additional soldiers are fighting, and several cannons are visible. In the distance are trees, church towers and spires, houses, and hills.

Object number1981.61.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, MD. SEPT. 17. 1862. / Most Brilliant Bayonet Charge of Hawkins Zouaves, Col. Kimball, upon the Rebel Battery on the Hill near Sharpsburg."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Dwr 26"; lower right, "Neg. 1731"and accession number.

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