Union Position Near the Centre—Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863

Description: Officers mounted on horses watch the battle taking place in the field in front of them. A group of soldiers marches towards the battle. Artillerymen are loading and firing cannons. A crop is in the field in the distance. In the field next to it men are lying on the ground. In the lower left corner a man is being carried on a stretcher.
Origin: 1863-07-02
Created By: Guernsey, Alfred H.; Alden, Henry M.
Publisher: Chicago : McDonnell Brothers
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/123
Collection: Civil War Materials
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Geography: Pennsylvania--Gettysburg
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Gettysburg, (Pa.)
Battlefields
War casualties
Cannons
Military officers
Soldiers

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