Stonewall Jackson/Civil War Confederate General/by Lafayette

The print size is 8 x 10 1/2 inches.
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Nathan B Forrest/Civil War Confederate General/Print by Lafayette

The print size is 12 x 16 inches.
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‘Nathan B Forrest’

There were many notable leaders produced by the American Civil War,but perhaps none was more remarkable, nor earned more enduring fame, than Nathan Bedford Forrest. At age forty, he entered Confederate service as a private, and by repeated demonstrations of personal bravery, leadership and audacity, rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was considered a brilliant tactician and brought a totally new concept to cavalry warefare. Forrest led a cavalry corps based in West Tennessee and North Missisippi.

After Shiloh he began the unique tactic of employing cavalry as mounted foot soldiers using horses to give his men maximum mobility to close in on the enemy for surprise attacks. This innovative idea was used at the battle of Brice’s Crossroads, near Tupelo in Northeastern Mississippi, when Forrest’s 3,300 dismounted troopers threw back Sturgis 8,000 man force in overwhelming and smashing defeat.In a period when commanders were measured by their ability and willingness personally to lead their men into combat. Forrest won the respect and esteem of his soldiers, the folk at home and his fellow generals.Sherman, who respected few cavalry leaders, wrote in June 1864 that”Forrest is the very devil”, and he resolved to hound him “to the death, if it costs 10,000 lives and breaks the Treasury. There will never be peace in Tennessee till Forrest is dead.”

Robert E. Lee/Portrait Sketch/Civil War Painting by Lafayette

The print size is 12 x 16 inches.
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When Joseph E. Johnston was wounded at Seven Pines, Lee became commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. He stopped McClellan in the Seven Days battles in June and July 1862. He defeated Pope at Second Manassas on August 29-30, 1862, but was decisioned at Sharpsburg in September. He was decisive at Fredericksburg in December 1862 and stopped Hooker at Chancellorsville in May 1863. Believing that another thrust north would win the war for the Confederacy, he persuaded President Davis to allow the Pennsylvania campaign, which ended in disaster for the Confederacy at Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863.

Shiloh/Confederate Infantry/painting by Lafayette

Print 12 x 16 Inches…..Signed and numbered……..$25.00

Limber Up! / Civil War Print by Lafayette

Print 16 1/2 x 21 1/2……Signed & Numbered…….$45.00
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‘Limber Up! The order to ‘limber the guns’ or “Limber Up!” meant to attach the ‘limber’ to the carriage (with Gun) in preparation to move. The ‘limber’ was the part up front that was attached to the horses. Each limber carried an ammunition chest, a grease bucket slung underneath, a couple of canvas water buckets and a tarpaulin strapped on top. The ‘limber’ for a six-pounder gun without the chest weighed 695 pounds. The weight of a loaded chest was just under 560 pounds. The weight of a 6 pounder gun and limber, complete with ammunition and implements was 3185 pounds. Field guns were grouped in batteries. Six guns were considered ideal, although four-gun batteries were common. Each six horse team had three drivers, who rode the horses on the left side. The usual gun crew consisted of nine men.

“Keep The Skeer On’em’, Civil War print by Lafayette

20 3/8 x 27 1/4 Inches…..Signed and Numbered…..$50.00
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‘Keep The Skeer On’em’ At the battle of Brice’s Crossroads, Mississippi, on June 10, 1864, Forrest gave the Union Cavalry commander General Samuel Sturgis one of the classic beatings of the Civil War. With 3300 dismounted troopers Forrest threw back Sturgis 8,000 man force in overwhelming and smashing defeat. The morning after the battle and as the rout of the Union forces continued, Forrest said to his artillery commander, Captain John Morton, ‘the way to whip an enemy is to “git ‘em skeered, and then keep the skeer on’em.”

Confederate Artillery at the battle of Shiloh

16 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches
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‘Ruggles Battery’ The Confederate soldiers at the battle of Shiloh named the area along the Sunken Road the “Hornets Nest” because of the heavy fire they had to face there. Parts of three Federal divisions were entrenched in this road which was protected by a heavy rail fence and dense undergrowth. General Daniel Ruggles was sent by General Bragg to command the Confederate center. There he witnessed 11 unsuccessful attacks and decided to concentrate artillery fire upon the position. He collected all the artillery he could find -62 pieces- and opened fire upon the Union line. With the aid of these cannon, the Confederates were able to form a circle around the Sunken Road, surrounding and capturing General Prentiss with over 2200 troops. The Federals lost 13,000 men and the Confederates 10,000.