Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek - Harper's Pictorial Record
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$106.00
Title: Battle Of Wilson's Creek, MO., Aug. 10, 1861. General Lyon Leading Into Action The Regiment Whose Colonel Had Been Disabled.
Fold-out measuring 22 5/8 x 16 3/8 inches
This image depicts the Battle of Wilson's Creek, a significant Civil War engagement in Missouri.
- Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, it was the first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River.
- The battle resulted in a Confederate victory, securing control of southwestern Missouri for the South, though Missouri remained under Union control for the remainder of the war.
- Union General Nathaniel Lyon was killed in action during this battle, becoming the first Union general to die in the Civil War.
- The battle is also known as the Battle of Oak Hills by the Southerners.
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War is a two volume anthology, published in 1866 and 1868, that served as a contemporaneous, illustrated record of the American Civil War, comprising articles, engravings, and maps. It was intended to present a pro-Union narrative of the war's events.
Regular price
$106.00
Title: Battle Of Wilson's Creek, MO., Aug. 10, 1861. General Lyon Leading Into Action The Regiment Whose Colonel Had Been Disabled.
Fold-out measuring 22 5/8 x 16 3/8 inches
This image depicts the Battle of Wilson's Creek, a significant Civil War engagement in Missouri.
- Fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, it was the first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River.
- The battle resulted in a Confederate victory, securing control of southwestern Missouri for the South, though Missouri remained under Union control for the remainder of the war.
- Union General Nathaniel Lyon was killed in action during this battle, becoming the first Union general to die in the Civil War.
- The battle is also known as the Battle of Oak Hills by the Southerners.
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War is a two volume anthology, published in 1866 and 1868, that served as a contemporaneous, illustrated record of the American Civil War, comprising articles, engravings, and maps. It was intended to present a pro-Union narrative of the war's events.