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The Battle of Bull's Run
- Creator:
- A. Pfothogr
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1861-1880
- Materials:
- paper, print, pastel
- Measurements:
- overall: 14 in x 21 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0696
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This colored cartoon lithograph shows Union troops after the Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War from the point of view of a copperhead, that is, a northern Democrat supporting Confederate troops. The image is keyed to eighteen points in the image: Beauregard's headquarters, Jefferson Davis' headquarters, Johnston's headquarters, Elzy's Maryland battery, General McDowell, General Tyler, The Bull's Run, Fire Zouaves, New York 19th Regiment, Sherman's battery, Ely member of Congress, barricade for member of Congress, Lovejoy & Company, Ladies as spectators, Riddle Brown & Company, Blenker's Brigade, Senator Wilson, and the U.S. Dragoon. Includes numbered key. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum