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Sheridan's Ride.

  • ARTIST: Thure de Thulstrup

  • PUBLISHER: Copyright 1886 by L. Prang & Co. Boston.

  • MEDIUM: Chromolithograph,

    DATE: 1886.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 x 21 1/2" (38 x 54.7 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: On April 4, 1864, General Philip Sheridan took command of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac, marking a new era for Union mounted forces in the Eastern theater. That September, at Opequon Creek, Sheridan’s combined infantry and cavalry won a decisive victory, securing the Winchester–Berryville turnpike.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 19 x 24 inch archival mylar for handling.

  • CONDITION: Fair condition. Image is good but margins are cropped.

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