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Henry Hamilton Bennett — 1st Ark. Con. Regt. making a charge in "Hornets Nest", from the series "The Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

1st Ark. Con. Regt. making a charge in "Hornets Nest", from the series "The Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh"

1887

Another striking scene from Bennett's comprehensive documentation of the Shiloh panorama, depicting Arkansas Confederate forces in their desperate assault. The stereo format emphasizes the chaos and intensity that the panorama's creators sought to convey about this pivotal Civil War engagement.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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