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Mort Kunstler Civil War Framed Print Rappahannock VA
Mort Kunstler Civil War Framed Print Rappahannock VA
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Here is a print vividly portraying an actual encounter that took place during the Civil War in Rappahannock River, Virginia., December 25, 1862. * * * * Artist: Mort Kunstler * * Title: "My Friend, the Enemy" * Medium: Print on acid free canvas textured paper * * Image Size: 13"x10.5" * * Edition: Framed and matted calendar printing * * Framing: In high quality mahogany frame * Overall Size: 18"x16"Condition: Excellent condition * "We talked the matter over and could have settled the war in thirty minutes had it been left to us." So said a Southern solider after he and a Northern counterpart sat on a log between the lines and enjoyed an unauthorized but friendly chat. As Americans, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank had far more in common than typical combatants. That familiarity was frequently revealed in friendly contact between the lines. Countless episodes of enemy soldiers helping each other occurred during the war. During the battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864, a ground fire threatened wounded Northern soldiers lying between the lines until a Confederate officer stood up, exposing himself to enemy fire, and shouted, "We won t fire a gun until you get them away." An impromptu cease-fire followed immediately while Federal troops removed their wounded then the battle resumed. * * Following the battle of Second Manassas, two Confederate soldiers were carrying a wounded friend through the darkness when they were challenged by a sentry who demanded identification. "We are two men of the Twelfth Georgia, carrying a wounded comrade to the hospital," they shouted back, only to learn they had accidentally crossed into Federal lines. "Go to your right," the Northern sentry called out, directing the men back toward the Southern lines. "Man, you ve got a heart in you," hollered one of the retreating Southerners. * When the opposing lines were close enough, and the shooting had temporarily stopped, army musicians sometimes engaged in battles of the bands. On the banks of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Southern soldiers listened admiringly to a Northern band performance during the winter of 1862. When it concluded, a Johnny Reb called out, "Now give us some of ours" and the Yankee band obliged with a rendition of "Dixie." When the band concluded, soldiers from both sides broke into a melancholy chorus of "Home, Sweet Home." * * * --Mort Kunstler
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