[Art] "THE GUNS OF AUTUMN" Lee in Charleston, December 15, 1861
Gettysburg, Penn. Mort Künstler (Mort Kunstler) and American Print Gallery, 2000. Mort Künstler. Print. Fine. Item #004454
Offset lithographic print by Mort Kunstler. A Fine print in Fine publisher's original folder. Oblong Print; Image Size: 17 3/4" x 24 1/2"; Overall Size: 18 3/4" x 31". A Fine print in Fine publisher's folder. *** Note: additional shipping charges for international and expedited orders only. *** Throughout their new nation, Southerners prepared for serious warfare. Gone now were hopes for a quick and bloodless victory: More than 3500 Americans had been killed or wounded at First Manassas. Gone too were hopes of Southern invincibility: Federal forces had occupied Port Royal on the South Carolina coast and were threatening other coastal points. Northern invasion seemed imminent on several fronts - and Southerners now hurriedly strengthened the Confederacy's defenses. In most places this autumn, the guns were silent as both Southern and Northern forces hastily mustered the resources for the firestorm to come. In the autumn of 1861, General Robert E. Lee was dispatched to South Carolina to command the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. A gifted military engineer, he developed a defensive strategy, organized the region's resources, and directed placement of troops and artillery. Lee's wisdom was especially welcome in Charleston - which state and local leaders knew was a major Federal target. His efforts would prove to be crucially important to the Southern coast: In most places Lee's line of defense would endure for most of the war. - Mort Kunstler ***.
Price: $125.00