Retreat
Through Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania
July 1st 1863
The overwhelming Confederate assault on the afternoon of July
1st 1863 forces the Union Army to give up their fight in the
rolling farmland to the north and west of town. Units
of the 1st and 11th Corps stumble their way through town and
are forced to find their way as best they could to their rallying
point on Cemetery Hill which was located Just to the south
of Gettysburg. Depicted in this painting is Gettysburg's town
square at the height of the retreat.
Oil on Linen Canvas
Image
Size: 30in
x 24in
Status: Private Collection
Price: Sold
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