4 1893 Civil War Poster Engravings BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG & MAP Cemetery Hill

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Lot of four (4) 1893 Civil War Poster Engravings  depicting various scenes from the
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
& its aftermath. Plus a full-page map of the battlefield with troop dispositions  -
#1K-020
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SEE PHOTO-----COMPLETE, ORIGINAL 1893 print from 'Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper's SCARCE two-volume folio Civil War history set, "The Soldier in Our Civil War", (NY) dated 1893, with fantastic BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG & Civil War  history!
Perfect for framing and display! A COMPELLING addition to any fine Civil War collection.
Most of these historic pieces measure 16" X 11", though one of the Gettysburg prints is a double-page 22" X 16" print.
During the Valley Campaigns of 1864, Early received a temporary promotion to lieutenant general and command of the "Army of the Valley" (the nucleus of which was the former Second Corps). Thus Early commanded the Confederacy's last invasion of the North, secured much-needed funds and supplies for the Confederacy and drawing off Union troops from the siege of Petersburg. Since Union armies under Grant and Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman were rapidly capturing formerly Confederate territory, Lee sent Early's corps to sweep Union forces from the Shenandoah Valley, as well as to menace Washington, D.C. He hoped to secure supplies as well as compel Grant to dilute his forces against Lee around the Confederate capital at Richmond and its supply hub at Petersburg.
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. Meade, at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. The next day saw even heavier fighting, as the Confederates attacked the Federals on both left and right. On July 3, Lee ordered an attack by fewer than 15,000 troops on the enemy’s center at Cemetery Ridge. The assault, known as “Pickett’s Charge,” managed to pierce the Union lines but eventually failed at the cost of thousands of rebel casualties. Lee was forced to withdraw his battered army toward Virginia on July 4. The Union had won in a major turning point, stopping Lee’s invasion of the North. It inspired Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address,” which became one of the most famous speeches of all time.
Very Good condition.
This listing includes four complete entire Civil War Engravings printed in 1893.
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