US Civil War. Battle of Antietam, also called
US Civil War. Battle of Antietam, also called Battle of Sharpsburg, Sept. 17, 1862. WASTED GALLANTRY, a painting by Captain James Hope, of the 2nd Vermont Infantry. Union soldiers advance through a Cornfield, crossing the corpse filled Bloody Lane, while receiving Confederate fire from two directions. In 20 minutes, this regiment suffered more than 50 percent causalities. James Hope, a soldier and professional artist, was 43 years old when he made sketches at the Battle of Antietam, from which he made oil paintings in the 1880s
Picture No
13123369
Media ID
45383787
Size
2400px x 1061px
(397KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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