| American Civil War art print.
American Civil War print 'The Bivouac' by Keith Rocco.
Major
General George G. Meade reached the Gettysburg battlefield just before
midnight on July 1, 1863. Meade had been selected to command the Army of
the Potomac just four days earlier, when Major General Joseph Hooker,
the man whom Lee had defeated at Chancellorsville two months earlier,
resigned over differences with the War Department. Few generals in the
war bore a heavier burden of command than did Meade at Gettysburg. The
country looked to him to deliver victory over a Confederate army that
had not yet known defeat. If the Army of the Potomac was defeated, the
consequences to the future of the Union would be grim.
Keith Rocco. the historical art
prints of Keith Rocco, of the American Civil war, Napoleonic and Rorke,s
Drift, many of which are sold out limited editions.. Keith Rocco must
certainly rate as one of the US major Historical and military artist of
today. His meticulous research and eye for detail has built him a
reputation amongst print and original collectors and many of
his paintings hang in collections across the Us. including The
Andrew Mellon Foundation, The Pentagon. Gettysburg National Park, ,
National Guard Heritage Collection and many others. These superb print
shown here many of which have been sold out for 10 years. are very hard
to find. Only one copy of each are available here from Cranston
Fine Arts The Military Print company
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The Bivouac by Keith Rocco.
Major General George G. Meade reached the Gettysburg battlefield just before midnight on July 1, 1863. Meade had been selected to command the Army of the Potomac just four days earlier, when Major General Joseph Hooker, the man whom Lee had defeated at Chancellorsville two months earlier, resigned over differences with the War Department. Few generals in the war bore a heavier burden of command than did Meade at Gettysburg. The country looked to him to deliver victory over a Confederate army that had not yet known defeat. If the Army of the Potomac was defeated, the consequences to the future of the Union would be grim. Meades headquarters was at Taneytown, Maryland, about thirteen miles south of Gettysburg. Meade stayed at Taneytown to better coordinate the movements of his army corps toward the battlefield. Only when he was certain the entire army was responding to the unexpected clash at Gettysburg did he transfer his headquarters to the battlefield. Meade rode to the gatehouse of the Evergreen Cemetery where he found six or seven generals, including Oliver Howard, Henry Slocum, and Daniel Sickles. All of them agreed that the terrain south of Gettysburg offered advantages. General Sickles was heard to say; It is a good place to fight from, general! To which Meade responded: I am glad to hear you say so, gentlemen, for it is too late to leave it. The Bivouac captures Meade on the northern end of Cemetery Ridge, near the farm of a free black man named Abraham Brian, gazing west toward Seminary Ridge. In front of Meade, the line of stacked muskets and sleeping soldiers belong to Brigadier General John Robinson’s 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, which had suffered dreadful casualties in the first day of fighting.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 16 inches x 9.5 inches (41cm x 24cm). Price £75.00
ITEM CODE KR0001
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