Courage in Blue
This is Mort Künstler limited edition print - Courage in Blue. Chamberlain at Fredericksburg. December 13, 1862. Giclée Canvas PrintsReproduction technique: Giclées are printed with the finest archival pigmented inks on canvas.Each print is numbered and signed by the artist and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.Size: 18” x 29”Signed & Numbered • Edition Size: 100Historical InformationIt was an unforgettable display of valor amid the worst of war. During the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, Northern troops from the Army of the Potomac under General Ambrose E. Burnside repeatedly assaulted impregnable Southern positions on Marye’s Heights. Battle-seasoned troops from General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia were defending a heavily-fortified line behind a stone wall. Wave after wave of Federal troops charged up the hill - and were slaughtered. Casualties were horrific. Watching so many brave men in blue hurl themselves into what was almost certain de