You Will Soon See Them Tumbling Back" LE Print By John Paul Strain

You Will Soon See Them Tumbling Back" LE Print By John Paul Strain (image 1/1)
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Mint Condition And Never Framed Sent UPS, USPS or FedEx With Insurance Shipped Flat, Not Rolled Buyer Pays Shipping & Handling Payment Must Be Received Within 5 Days After Auction Additional prints shipped together will ship free NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING If You Have Any Questions Please Ask Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 2, 1863 July 2, 1863 has begun as a relatively quiet day. It was almost as if the two armies were stunned and recovering from the previous day's battle. However, what was to come would make yesterday's fighting seem like a skirmish. Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, commanding the much vaunted 2nd Corps of the Army of the Potomac had spent much of the day riding back and forth between army headquarters and his three division commanders, anticipating the actions of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. While Hancock was visiting the 1st Division, now under the command of General John C. Caldwell, movement was noticed to the left and behind the Weikert farm. To everyone's surprise General Sickles entire "3rd Corps" with flags flying and bayonets glistening in the sunlight" was seen advancing to the Emmitsburg Road. Hancock immediately recognized the significance of this ill-advised spectacle and remarked, "Wait a moment you will soon see them tumbling back."A courier from General Meade soon arrived directing read more
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