The rebels covered by a ledge of rock repulsing the troops on the right- in the woods beyond the Dunker ch.

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Type - photograph or illustration

Pencil Drawing

Title - caption or label given by the creator

The rebels covered by a ledge of rock repulsing the troops on the right- in the woods beyond the Dunker ch.

Creator - photographer or artist

Waud, Alfred R. 1828-1891, artist
Alfred R. Waud Bio

Date Created

September 17, 1862

Abstract - summary of image contents

Waud's depiction of fighting at the Battle of Antietam

Subject - ex: soldier(s) in uniform, landscape, city street, interior scene, etc.

Confederate Soldiers fighting at Antietam

Spatial Coverage - the place depicted (geographical location)

Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.

Format - ex: ambrotype, glass plate negative, copy print, etc.

Pencil Drawing

Rights - a statement of any use restrictions or ownership

This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own use.

Source - owner or repository of original or digital image

Library of Congress
Library of Congress

Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the image

- Signed lower left of image: ARW.
- Title inscribed below image.
- Inscribed vertically right margin: Genl Sumners attack.
- Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919
- Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file 1862.
- Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

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