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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02131.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Capture of a rebel Lunette near Yorktown, Va. April 26th 1862 by detachments from the 1st & 11th Mass. Vols. commanded by Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover |
| Date | 1862 |
| Author | Bachelder, John B. (1825-1894) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Chromolithograph with hand retouching. Published by Bachelder in Boston and printed by Endicott & Co. in New York. Depicts a battle scene at sunset. With key. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Civil War Military History Union Forces Confederate States of America Prisoner of War Battle |
| People | Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Bachelder was an artist, historian, and printmaker fascinated with the Battle of Gettysburg. He was selected by Congress to be the battle's official historian. Bachelder enlisted in the 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery, Company A on 2 December 1863 as a Cooper. He mustered out 18 September 1865 as an Artificer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st and 11th Massachusetts Volunteers |