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Currier & Ives Battle of Gettysburg, Pa July 3rd 1863.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00248 Author/Creator: Currier & Ives Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.5 x 40.8 cm. Order a Copy

Handcolored lithograph, possibly contemporary with the battle. Depicts the men engaged in battle. Includes a brief paragraph describing the battle and the commanders on each side, Union and Confederate.

Currier & Ives, fl. 1857-1907
Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888

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