The battle of wild cat, Oct. 21st, 1861 / sketched on the spot by Alfred E. Mathews, 31st Regiment, Ohio.

Print shows an engagement between Union and Confederate soldiers in a wilderness area of Kentucky, with the Confederate forces on the left at the edge of the forest and the Union forces in a clearing at center and right; the troops are identified by number with corresponding key printed at bottom.

Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by A.E. Mathews in the Clerks office of the Southern District of Ohio.