"A little more grape Capt. Bragg"--General Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista, Feby 23d, 1847 / Cameron ; lith. & pub. by N. Currier.
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Print shows General Zachary Taylor on horseback, in midst of battle, pointing his sword toward artillery and says to "Capt. Bragg", who is standing before him, "A little more grape." The artillery is directed toward the left and the Mexican army is moving from left to right. Wounded soldiers are shown in the foreground; palm trees and the American Flag are on the right.
Signed and dated on stone on lower left: 1847 Cameron.
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No. 474.
Inscribed in ink on bottom: 128. Deposited in Clerks Office for So. Dist. of New York Nov. 11, 1847.
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3979
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
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