Ruins of Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 1863, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Wilson Riccardo, Dickinson College

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 14, 2011.

Depicted ContentGettysburg Campaign

Depicted ContentCarlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA

Depicted ContentShells from General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery rain down on Carlisle in an evening bombardment

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engraving

Original caption

Etching made from a sketch by George Law showing General Smith's Headquarters and the ruins of Carlisle Barracks that had been destroyed by General Fitzhugh Lee in July of 1863.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 18, 1863.

Source note

Artist: George Law, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine