Title

Lee's Retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg

Creator

Alfred Bobbett

Files

Creator Role

engraver

Description

The print features a black-and-white image of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's retreat from the Battle of Gettysburg. In the image, seven soldiers are shown in the foreground walking through a body of water. Most carry rifles and bayonets. A covered wagon and horse a pictured in the background to the left. In the background to the right, a man on horseback, a wagon pulling a cannon, and soldiers marching into the distance.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1878

Measurement

5 1/4 X 7 3/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto, bottom right corner: A Bobbett Sc

Subjects

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870

Work Type

print (visual work)

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

1368

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.