Battle of Cowpens

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Date1858

Geography Published - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving, etching

DimensionsImage (H x W): 5 1/2 in. × 7 3/8 in. (13.97 cm × 18.73 cm) Overall (H x W): 8 1/8 in. × 10 7/16 in. (20.64 cm × 26.51 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984

Object numberWB-MPB3

DescriptionThis print depicts cavalry engaged at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War.
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 Cowpens. Conflict between Cols. Washington & Tarleton. / From the original Picture by Chappel in the possession of the Publishers. / Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1858 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern District of N. York."

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