Battle of Wilson's Creek. The battle took place on 10 August 1861 near Springfield, Missouri, and was the first major engagement of the American Civil War west of the Mississippi. In the centre of the scene, the Union army (in blue uniforms) charges out of the woods. The image depicts the moment when Union General Nathaniel Lyon (on the white horse) is mortally wounded whilst leading the soldiers of the First Iowa Regiment into battle, an authentic, high-resolution, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, American history, historical
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Battle of Wilson's Creek. The battle took place on 10 August 1861 near Springfield, Missouri, and was the first major engagement of the American Civil War west of the Mississippi. In the centre of the scene, the Union army (in blue uniforms) charges out of the woods. The image depicts the moment when Union General Nathaniel Lyon (on the white horse) is mortally wounded whilst leading the soldiers of the First Iowa Regiment into battle, an authentic, high-resolution, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, American history, historical

Date

Aug 12, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK26I46_234

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140.4Mb (46.8Mb) / 27.0in x 20.2in / 8106 x 6056 (300dpi)

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