Engraving

Title:

Gettysburg. Repulse of Longstreet's Assault

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1999.039

Creator:

Walker, James (1819-1889)Artist; Hall, Henry B. Jr.Engraver; Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)Artist

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1876

Description:

Engraving. Gettysburg. Repulse of Longstreet's Assault, engraved by Henry B. Hall, Jr. after James Walker (1819-1889), published by John Badger Bachelder (1825-1889), 1876. Scene of the repulse of Longstreet's Assault at the Battle of Gettysburg; soldiers in columns led by officers on horseback and horse drawn wagons, marching into battle; smoke clouds rising from battlefield; wounded and dead soldiers, dead horses, scattered supplies lay on the ground, at bottom of print; "Painted by James Walker." in left corner beneath scene; "Historically arranged by John B. Bachelder." center beneath scene; "Engraved by H. B. Hall, Jr." in right corner beneath scene; "GETTYSBURG. / Repulse of Longstreet's Assault. / PLAIN PROOF. / Entered according to Act of Congress AD. 1876 by John B. Bachelder, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." centered, at bottom of print; "Published by John B. Bachelder. Boston. Mass." in lower right corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-24 W-36 inches

Provenance:

Engraving was originally owned by Joseph Roderick, who fought at Gettysburg with the 12th N.H. Regiment. Joseph Roderick's daughters were Sadie A. and Lorie C. Tuttle; Sadie's son is Jesse A. Tuttle of Ossipee, N.H. (donor); Jesse's son is Tom Tuttle of Barrington, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Jesse A. Tuttle, In Memory of Lorie C. Tuttle and Sadie A. Tuttle

People:

Hall, Henry B. (1839-1913), Walker, James (1819-1889), Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894), Roderick, Joseph (1842-1907)

Subjects:

Gettysburg PA, Death, Civil War, Battlefields, Battles, Military mobilizations, Soldiers