Item on sale Civil War Centennial (1965) reprint of 1891 Kurz & Allison chromolithograph of the Battle of Fredericksburg, including list of commanders and casualties. Printed from the original plates.
Paper size 18”H X 24”W
Image Size 15”HX21”W
Condition Excellent. Brilliant colors. No tears or discoloration. Printed on heavy stock.
Wikipedia: The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The combat, between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee, included futile frontal attacks by the Union army on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders along the Sunken Wall on the heights behind the city. It is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the war, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates. A visitor to the battlefield described the battle as a "butchery" to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Product code: Battle on sale of Fredericksburg