Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Battle of Wilson's Creek--Fall of General Lyon

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GLC#
GLC08878.0166-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1861-1877
Author/Creator
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
Title
Battle of Wilson's Creek--Fall of General Lyon
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 print : b&w Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

One engraving entitled "Battle of Wilson's Creek-Fall of General Lyon" circa 1861-1877. Depicts hand-to-hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861. In the center of the painting, a mortally wounded General Nathaniel Lyon grasps his chest as he falls from his horse into the outstretched arms of a fellow solider. Engraved by Henry Bryan Hall after a painting by Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Caption notes "engraved expressly for Abbott's Civil War."

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