The War for the Union, 1862 – A Bayonet Charge (Harper's Weekly, Vol. VII), July 12, 1862, Wood engraving, image: 13 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (34.6 x 52.4 cm), Prints, Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine), In the summer of 1862 the Army of the Potomac mounted an assault on Richmond, Virginia, but was repulsed. This dramatic composition, designed by Homer, an artist-correspondent for Harper’s Weekly, describes fighting at Fair Oaks—or Seven Pines—on May 31, when Union forces were saved by last-minute reinforcements
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War, Union, 1862, Bayonet Charge, Harper, Weekly, Vol, VII, July 12, Wood engraving, image, 13 5/8 x 20 5/8, 34.6 52.4 cm, Prints, Winslow Homer, American, Boston, Massachusetts, 1836–1910, Prouts Neck, Maine, summer, Army, Potomac mounted, assault, Richmond, Virginia, repulsed, dramatic composition, designed, Homer, artist-correspondent, describes fighting, Fair Oaks— Seven, Pines—, 31, Union forces, saved, last-minute reinforcements
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