View of one of the first cavalry campaigns of the war showing the troop, swords raised, charging past a Confederate under the aim of two Union soldiers in front of his confiscated cannon. Also includes fallen Confederate soldiers, including one being trampled, laying in the foreground., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views, places & events.
Creator
Magee, John L.
Date
c1861
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles - Tompkins Charge [5779.F.46]
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Theatrical poster for the illustrated lecture by Civil War veteran and battlefield guide, William David Holtzworth, who toured throughout the United States decribing the Battle of Gettysburg. Contains a montage of scenes of military life including preparations for battle, wagon train caravans, drills, charges, removal of the dead, reconnaissance, and a soldier reading a letter from home by the campfire. Also contains an inset of a portrait of Holtzworth.
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles [(2)5786.F.150a]