A color print of several soldiers in blue and white uniforms on a battlefield helping a wounded White man as his horse lays on the ground behind him.

Major Ringgold, Mortally Wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8th, 1846

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Date

1846
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by James Baillie

Published by James Baillie
Dimensions

Image: 8 9/16 x 12 7/8 in.
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 14 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: EWC
l.l.: LITH. & PUB. BY J. BAILLIE.
l.c.: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1846, by J. Baillie in the Clerks office in the district court for the southern district of New York. \ MAJOR RINGGOLD, MORTALLY WOUNDED \ At the BATTLE of PALO ALTO, May 8{th} 1846. "When the gallant Major fell Captain Duncan offered to take charge of him. "No" replied he "you have more important duties to attend to. \ I shall be taken care of."
l.r.: 118, NASSAU- ST. N.Y.
Verso:
c in graphite: 67940
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1980.19
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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