Mark Maritato Signed Civil War Military Art Print General John Buford Gettysburg

Description: General John Buford Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863 By Mark Maritato Signed Paper Print signed by the Artist Overall Size 17" x 13" Image size 14-1/2 x 11-1/4" Brigadier General John Buford commanded the Army of the Potomac's reserve cavalry brigade during the Gettysburg campaign. Buford's command arrived in Gettysburg on June 30th 1863 and began making preparations to defend the ridges West of the town against Confederate infantry divisions that were known to be in the area. During the early hours of July 1st, 1863 Buford's troopers made contact with Confederate infantry moving down the Chambersburg Pike toward Gettysburg. Soon afterward, the skirmish grew into a major battle with a thin line of cavalry troopers holding-off two divisions of Confederate infantry. With every fourth man holding horses behind the line, Buford's men stubbornly fell back, ridge-to-ridge inflicting heavy damage with their breech-loading carbines that could fire more rapidly than the muskets used by the Confederates. Buford's brigade held firm until infantry reinforcements from the the Army's First Corps arrived on the scene to relieve Buford and his exhausted men. The battle of Gettysburg would go on for two more days, involving over 190,000 soldiers and resulted in over 53,000 casualties. The largest battle fought on the American continent up to that point. Buford is credited with choosing Gettysburg as the strategic point to engage the Confederates in battle that resulted in a defeat for Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Buford would die on December 16 1863 from the effects of typhoid. When President Abraham Lincoln learned of Buford's dire condition, he appointed Buford to the Rank of Major General for distinguished and meritorious service at the battle of Gettysburg. Buford is shown here on his horse "Grey Eagle" a Kentucky thoroughbred that he rode through the war and wearing the pleated officer's sack coat he was described as wearing during the campaign based on contemporary eye-witness accounts. This is an absolutely beautiful print on the finest quality photo paper with archival pigment-based inks and is very impressive piece. Makes a great gift for the History or Military collector.

Price: 59.95 USD

Location: Danbury, Connecticut

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