Bataille de Gaine's Mill. Virginie (27 juin 1862).

A RARE CIVIL WAR LITHOGRAPH

Two-toned lithograph measuring 366 by 740mm. A very good copy with generous margins. Paris, Goupil et Cie,

Drawn on the spot by François d'Orléans (1818-1900), Prince of Joinville (and son of Louis-Philippe), this rare lithograph depicts General Porter, the Count of Paris, Colonel Radowitz, Lieutenant Monteith, the Duke of Chartres, General Morell and General Mead. The battle of Gaine's Mill saw General Robert E. Lee's Confederate troops defeat those of General Fitz John Porter on the afternoon of 27 June 1862. It was the second in a series of conflicts known as the Seven Days Battles which drove Union troops away from Richmond, the Confederate capital.

 

An admiral in the French navy, D'Orléans is possibly best known for returning Napoleon's remains from St Helena to France. Following the 1848 revolution, d'Orléans was exiled from France where he sought refuge at the family home Claremont in Surrey. In 1861, he moved to Washington DC and was appointed (by Lincoln) to General George McClellan's staff. He was also a talented artist and this lithograph is after one of thirty-five known watercolours by him and was lithographed by Lemercier.

 

OCLC locates a copy at BnF only. We find another (grubby & torn) example at LOC.

Stock Code: 247732