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Marshall, William Edgar (1837-1906) [Pen and ink drawing of council of war at Gettysburg]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02057 Author/Creator: Marshall, William Edgar (1837-1906) Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch signed Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : 27.8 x 35.7 cm. Order a Copy

Signed in pencil by Marshall, and apparently intended for publication. The original pen and ink drawing shows Meade, Sykes, Newton, Butterfield, Getty, and Howard. Mounted; dimensions refer to the image.

Marshall was a portrait painter and engraver. Student of French painter Thomas Coutoure.

Marshall, William Edgar, 1837-1906

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