Battle of Eutaw Springs
Date1859
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 5 1/2 in. × 7 5/8 in. (13.97 cm × 19.37 cm)
Overall (H x W): 8 1/16 in. × 10 7/16 in. (20.48 cm × 26.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-MPB2
DescriptionThis print is a landscape format image of the battle at Eutaw Springs during the American Revolutionary War. In the center of the print are two officers on horseback. The officer to the right has removed his tricorn hat and is gesturing for his troops to advance. On the right side of the image there is depicted a cannon being fired, troops engaging in bayonet combat, and a farmhouse in the distance. Henry B. Dawson, Battles of the United States by Sea and Land, (New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., 1858)
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Battle of Eutaw Springs. / From the Original by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers. New York. / Entered according to act of Congress, AD 1859, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of New York.".
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18th Century
c. 1841-1859
