Battle of Chancellorsville, Va. May, 3rd. 1863.
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
Date1863
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 12 3/8in. (20.5 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 15/16 x 14in. (25.2 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 15/16 x 14in. (25.2 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionOrderly ranks of men in Union army uniforms advance towards retreating Confederate soldiers at the left. They all appear to bear rifles with fixed bayonets. Officers on horseback direct their troops. An American flag, a regimental flag, and a Confederate flag are all visible. Hand-to-hand combat is taking place in the foreground near a fallen horse and a shattered cannon. One Union soldier uses his rifle as a club. Dead and wounded men lie on the ground. In the background, partially hidden by smoke, additional soldiers, horses, and cannons occupy an extensive field between two clumps of trees.
Object number1981.96.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE, VA. MAY, 3RD..1863. / Fought between the 'Army of the Potomac,' commanded by Genl. Hooker and the Rebel Army under command of Generals Lee, 'Stonewall' Jackson, Longstreet and Hill - / The Rebels advanced in overwhelming numbers, but the Union Soldiers gallantly held them in check, inflicting terrible slaughter among the enemy."On verso, lower right, in pencil, "Consv CPC 1987" " Dwr 25 [crossed out] 27" and accession number.
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