KILPATRICK\'S CAVALRY RAID THROUGH VIRGINIA – Very Dramatic 1863 Print (original)
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KILPATRICK\'S CAVALRY RAID THROUGH VIRGINIA – Very Dramatic 1863 Print (original):
$29.00
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ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR ENGRAVING
(original)
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COLONEL KILPATRICK\'S CAVALRY
RAID THROUGH VIRGINIA
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In May 1863
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- Over 150 Years Old -
This is a very dramatic wood engraving made during the middle of the Civil War, showing an event which had only recently occurred when this antique print was made. The central figure in this image is a mounted Union officer firing his pistol down at a rebel soldier who appears to be using his rifle with its fixed bayonet as a lance with which to try to bring down his opponent.The scene in this engraving was just one incident that occurred during an 1863 Union cavalry raid in Virginia, led by Colonel Judson Kilpatrick.
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1861, just as the Civil War was beginning. After serving for a short time as a second lieutenant, he became a captain in the 5th New York Infantry regiment. After being wounded at the Battle of Big Bethel, he was subsequently promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 2nd New York Cavalry, with whom he fought at the Battle of Second Manassas. Shortly after that he was promoted to colonel and in February1863 given command of a cavalry brigade, the 1st brigade of Brigadier General David M. Gregg\'s 3rd Division, in the Army of the Potomac. He led this brigade during the Chancellorsville Campaign, harassing the Confederate forces and destroying their supplies. Kilpatrick took part in most of the major Union cavalry engagements in the Eastern theater, and he took part in the largest cavalry battle of the war at the Battle of Brandy Station. In June 1863, Kilpatrick was promoted to brigadier general and soon after, at the Battle of Gettysburg, his men clashed with rebel units numerous times. In February 1864, Kilpatrick commanded the 3rd Cavalry Division during a very unsuccessful raid on Richmond meant to free Union prisoners of war. As a result, he was transferred to the command of General William T. Sherman. He was wounded at the battle of Resaca but returned to duty and continued to harass Confederate forces during Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” Unfortunately, Kilpatrick\'s penchant for launching foolish cavalry charges and dangerous attacks earned him the nickname “Kil-Cavalry.”
The raid during which the incident depicted in this engraving occurred was among Kilpatrick\'s most spectacular feats during the war, a raid near Richmond conducted as part of the May 1863 Chancellorsville Campaign. Leading the Harris Light Cavalry regiment of his brigade, he captured towns in enemy country, destroyed railroad supplies and equipment, and his approach to within two miles of Richmond caused a mild panic in the rebel capital. In his report to General Halleck, Kilpatrick wrote that “this raid and march about the entire rebel army—a march of nearly two hundred miles—has been made in less than five days, with a loss of one officer and thirty-
seven men, having captured and paroled upward of three hundred men.\"This is a very historic image of a cavalry raid that penetrated deep into the Confederate lines in the middle of the Civil WarSIZE: This engraving meassures approximately 15 inches by 10 inches, including margins.
CONDITION: This engraving is in excellent condition, virtually pristine, with no significant flaws
This item is original – it was printed 153 years ago and is guaranteed not to be a modern reprint or reproduction of any sort!
This image is referred to as a “wood engraving” because the plate it was printed from was made from an engraved block of wood – as opposed to, for example, a “steel engraving” or a “copper engraving” (which were printed from directly engraved metal plates). The item being offered in this sale is a wood engraving printed in Harper’s Weekly a century and a half ago.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS This great antique wood engraving was produced during the decades when the illustrated journals of England and the United States employed some of the very best artists and engravers their countries had to offer. The advent of the illustrated journal in the middle of the nineteenth century brought a demand and keen competition for skilled artists and engravers. Within a relatively short time, the roster of artists contributing to these journals began to read like a “Who’s Who” of contemporary illustrators.To create a wood engraving, the artist would first draw his illustration on the surface of a very hard block of wood. Then the engravers went to work, carving into the wood to produce an original engraved block, from which plates were made for printing the artist\'s illustrations.
I’m a longtimecollector, not a dealer, and over the past 55 years I havecollected a great variety of historical memorabilia. After retiring, Idecided it was time to sell some of the items from my variouscollections, and I have found a very good way to reach othercollectors who might be interested in some of these.
Please see my “response” for how othershave evaluated the quality of items from my collection that I havepreviously sold on .
PAYMENT AND SHIPPING
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This item will be shipped in several layers of cardboard for protection and for this package, the cost for Priority Mail, with Insurance and Tracking, is $5.95 (which includes no “handling charge” or any such nonsense, and it is less than the actual postage cost).I go to the Post Office twice a week, so shipping generally occurs within 3 business days of receipt of payment.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Foreign/overseas shipping is not a problem, BUT please consider before you offer that shipments outside the United States have to be at your own risk, as items can’t be insured when sent by regular overseas airmail - an item can ONLY be insured if sent by a much more expensive overseas airpost method.Mailing this item via air will cost $14.75 to Canada and $16.75 elsewhere.
COMBINED SHIPPING: Additional items purchased at the same time as this one can often be shipped together at little or no additional postal cost beyond that of the heaviest item - if you purchase more than one item, please contact me to send you a combined shipping Invoice before paying!
Return Policy: This item is guaranteed to be as described, but if through some almost unimaginable error what you receive is significantly different than described, the purchase price will be refunded in full.
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KILPATRICK\'S CAVALRY RAID THROUGH VIRGINIA – Very Dramatic 1863 Print (original):
$29.00