Rebel Attack upon the Forty-Third Massachusetts Volunteers at Galveston, Texas
$19.95 USD • Used
Original hand-etched wood engraving. Four illustrations on a single page in the April 17, 1886 edition of Harper's Weekly. Condition Good. No chips, very light tanning, collectible with a clear im...
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Original hand-etched wood engraving. Four illustrations on a single page in the April 17, 1886 edition of Harper's Weekly. Condition Good. No chips, very light tanning, collectible with a clear image. Size is 11" x 15 1/2". . . . . On a tense winter day in Galveston, Texas, the illustration "Rebel attack upon the forty-third Massachusetts volunteers" from Harper's Weekly of January 31, 1863, depicts a fierce clash between Confederate forces and the Unions Forty-Third Massachusetts Volunteers. Amid swirling smoke and chaos, rebel soldiers surge forward, their bayonets gleaming as they assault the Union line entrenched along the coastal towns defenses. The volunteers, clad in blue, stand resolute yet outnumbered, their muskets firing in desperate volleys against the onslaught. The scene captures the raw brutality of the Civil War, highlighting a moment of rebellion and resistance in a strategically vital port, with the artists sharp lines conveying both the heroism and the peril of the embattled Union troops.
Product Info
Publisher: Harper's Weekly
Year: January 31, 1863
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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