Kurz & Allison Battle of Stones River

GLC00249.02

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GLC#
GLC00249.02
Type
Images
Date
1891
Author/Creator
Kurz & Allison
Title
Battle of Stones River
Place Written
Chicago, Illinois
Pagination
1 lithograph : col. Height: 53.5 cm, Width: 70 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Full title is: "Battle of Stone River. Near Murfreesborough, Tenn." Seems to have been partially hand colored. Depicts Major General William S. Rosencrans on a black horse directing the battle on the left side of the image. Shows the Confederates attacking Union soldiers, who are on slightly higher ground. This is before the Union troops were pushed back across the Stone River. Fighting is taking place in the background beyond the river, mostly by calvary and artillery. Railroad tracks run parallel to the river. Mountains are in the far background, while a thin pine forest is depicted throughout the image. Smoke floats throughout the image, which is bloodless despite several fallen horses and men.

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