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Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887) Battle of Williamsburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0154 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 27.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Williamsburg" dated 1862. Depicts a distant view of the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. In the foreground a stray cannonball narrowly misses a solider and a officer on horseback. On the left a group of Union soliders carry two wounded men to saftey. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of publishers at time of engraving. Engraver unknown.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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