Mort Kunstler - The Last Rally - Civil War Print - Never Framed

Description: " THE LAST RALLY " by Mort KunstlerGENERAL ROBERT E. LEEThe Appomattox Campaign was in its fifth day, and Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was caught in a footrace toward Farmville, Virginia. Close behind were two Union armies, whose cavalry cut and slashed at Lee's flanks. Hungry and worn, Lee's infantry plodded along muddy roads behind the wagon trains. Hardened veterans of so many campaigns dropped by the road side, so exhausted that they could go no further. The butternut columns moved on, separating into three large groups near Sayler's Creek. General Ewell's column, including the commands of Pickett and Anderson, headed to the southern crossing of Little Sayler's creek with the Union's Sixth Corps close behind. Federal cavalry pounced upon Ewell's wagons leading the march, and nearly one-third of Lee's army was trapped in a large vice! After a brief, yet desperate struggle, the Confederates were overrun. Most threw down their arms and surrendered, while others ran for their lives. Further to the west, a concerned Lee waited at Rice's Station and listened to the ominous booming of artillery. Anxious for his trains, he ordered General Mahone's Division to retrace their steps towards Sayler's Creek, and together, the two rode to a nearby hillside. The sight which met the great commander was enough to break even the strongest of hearts. Only a short distance from the scene of Ewell's disaster, Lee looked down upon mud-spattered refugees filling the road and muddy fields. General Mahone remembered:"The scene beggars description - hurrying teamsters with their teams and dangling traces, retreating infantry without guns, many without hats, a harmless mob...At this spectacle General Lee straightened himself in the saddle and looking more the soldier than ever, exclaimed as if talking to himself: 'My God! Has the army been dissolved?"Ordering the wiry Mahone to form a battleline, Lee rode toward his panick-stricken soldiers. Douglas Southall Freeman described the scene:"Lee spurred forward to rally the men who were running toward him. Either from the ground where the bearer had dropped it in his flight, or else from the hand of some color-bearer, Lee took a battle flag and held it aloft. There on Traveller he sat, the red folds of the bunting flapping about him, the soldiers in a mob in front of him, some wild with fear, some exhausted, some wounded A few rushed on; others looked up and, recognizing him, began to flock around him as if to find shelter in his calm presence. Did it flash over him then that this was the last rally of the great Army of Northern Virginia?"There in the gathering dusk, Lee knew that the end was not far off; not just for his army, but for the Confederacy as well. This is a beautiful collectible limited-edition Print. --- Personally Hand Signed by Mort Kunstler --- Image Size Is About --- 28" x 18" MINT CONDITION PRINT 1000 Signed & Numbered Prints in this EditionSOLD OUT EDITION-- NEVER FRAMED -- --- STORED FLAT - PROTECTED - NEVER FRAMED --- Comes with the original certificate of authenticity. SHIPPING - Tube- Insured - Via UPS - $55 (within the Continental USA)- Lower 48 states ONLY....INTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING - VIA EBAY's GLOBAL SHIPPING POGRAM PAYMENT - Paypal - Visa - MasterCard - Discover - Check YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE DELIVERY OF UPS ITEMS.~FRAMING FOX FINE ART GALLERYLocated in New Bern, North CarolinaWe have the largest inventory of SOLD OUT Civil War Prints in the USAI have been in business now for over 48 years.... All North Carolina residents will be charged 6.75% sales tax included in invoice. HAPPY BIDDING AND ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE ART

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