Ed Vebell: Battle of Gettysburg

Artist: Ed Vebell
1921 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 21.25 by 20 inches
Overall Size: 26.75 by 26.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Masonite

Gettysburg was the decisive battle of the Civil War. After his victory at Chancellorville in May 1863, General Lee decided to invade Pennsylvania and from there move on to Baltimore and Washington. If he could seize the Capitol, he might compel Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy and that, in turn, would plunge the United States into war with two great powers and assure Confederate victory. By the 27th of June, Lee had crossed into Pennsylvania. General George Meade moved to intercept him. The two armies -- Mead with 88,000 men and Lee with 73,000 -- blundered into each other at the little town of Gettysburg. Battle was joined on the 1st of July. The first two days went well for Lee, but on the night of the 2nd, Meade seized a strong position on Cemetery Ridge overlooking the Confederate forces, and planted formidable artillery to meet the expected attack. That attack, which Lee should have launched in the early hours on July 3rd, did not come until after a heavy artillery exchange in which the Union forces had all the advantages. It was early afternoon when the South gave the order to attack, and General Pickett with 15,000 men -- the flower of the Confederacy -- marched up the hill to the aptly named Cemetery Ridge. Decimated by withering fire, only a handful reached the ridge: they were wiped out. The rest of the Rebel army retreated, and that night were on their way south. "It's all my fault," said Lee, but it was not his army that had lost. Rather the Union artillery had won.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Cover for Epic Events in American History series issued in 1985.

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