Original Civil War Engraving FAIR OAKS Battle Burying the Dead & Burning Horses

Original Civil War engraving titled Fair Oaks Farm — Burying the Dead and Burning the Horses, printed more than 120 years ago.

This dramatic scene depicts the grisly aftermath of the Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, which took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War.

According to records of the war, there were often many dozens or even hundreds of dead horses left on the field after a battle. Decaying animals created a great stench and a health hazard for any soldiers remaining in the area, so it was a common procedure to drag the carcasses onto piles of logs or brush and burn them.

Condition:  This engraving in very good condition, bright and clean, with faint toning along the outer edges, and no marks, rips, or tears. There is letterpress text on the reverse side, along with an illustration of a picket guard detail on the Chickahominy. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.

This is an original, authentic antique engraving, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.

The image area measures a generous 23 x 35.5 cm [9¼" x 14"] this engraving would make a handsome display in your den or office, and we'll include our helpful framing tips with your purchase, along with a photocopy of the pictorial title page from the book in which it was published:  Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, copyrighted 1866 by Harper and Brothers, copyrighted 1894 by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry M. Alden, and copyrighted 1894 by McDonnell Bros.

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