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Fredericksburg
In the wake of the Battle of Antietam and General George McClellan’s unwillingness to move his army in pursuit of the retreating Confederates, President Abraham Lincoln removed McClellan from his position as commander of the Army of the Potomac and…
Tags: Civil War, mixed media, Richard LeFevre, UT Faculty
Gettysburg
Along with the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, was the turning point for the Union in the American Civil War. I designed this piece as a triptych to be framed as three separate paintings displayed…
Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads, on March 8 and 9, 1862, is often referred to as the Battle of the Ironclads. The USS Merrimack was captured by the Confederates, converted to an ironclad, and renamed the CSS Virginia (shown on the left, belching smoke)…
Tags: Civil War, mixed media, Richard LeFevre, UT Faculty
Knoxville
Relieved as head of all Union troops after Fredericksburg, General Ambrose Burnside (shown at right), was back at the head of his IX Corps. Burnside was known for his distinctive facial hair—an extravagantly bushy beard without hair on his chin. In a…
Malvern Hill
The seven days of battles for the Confederate capital of Richmond started with the Battle of Seven Pines and continued through the Battles of Gaines’s Mill, Mechanicsville, and several others, culminating with the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1,…
Tags: Civil War, mixed media, Richard LeFevre, UT Faculty
Manassas 2
After the battles for Richmond, General George B. McClellan retreated with his Army of the Potomac from the Virginia Peninsula heading north, and General Robert E. Lee decided to engage him. On August 28, 29, and 30, the two armies fought at the…
Tags: Civil War, mixed media, Richard LeFevre, UT Faculty