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Battle of Spotsylvania
- Creator:
- M. Libourel, Thulstrup
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1887
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 16 in x 21 5/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0112
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This color lithograph depicts a scene from the Battle of Spotsylvania. Union solders carrying an American flag rush from the background into a dirt field where Confederate soldiers are entrenched. The opposing forces battle it out: one soldier holds his sword in the air to signal the charge; bayonets and swords clash throughout; dead and wounded men litter the ground; and clouds of canon smoke fill the sky in the background. "Thulstrup" and "M. Libourel, lith. Sept. -87" is printed in the lower corner. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum