albumen shoulder length uniformed portrait of Webb with 2-stars on his shoulder boards laid on thin period paper with Ms inscription below Maj. Gen. Alex. S. Webb U.S.A., 5" x 6.75", matted and framed in period walnut frame, 11.5" x 13.5". Alexander S. Webb (1835-1911) served throughout the war but his most memorable military service was at Gettysburg. His brigade was posted on Cemetery Ridge with the rest of the II Corps on the morning of July 2. The brigade repulsed the assault of Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright's brigade of Georgians in the afternoon, capturing ca 300 men and a Union battery. Later that day Webb sent two regiments to assist in counterattacking the assault of Maj. Gen. Jubal Early's division on Cemetery Hill. On July 3, Webb's brigade was at the center of the Union line, a position assumed by most of the Union commanders to be to strong for the Confederates to attempt to attack, located in front of the famous Copse of Trees. During the initial artillery attack Webb stood in front of the line puffing leisurely on a cigar, and impressing many with his personal bravery. Webb was directly in front as Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead's Confederate brigade breached the low stone wall. Webb, wounded twice, remained on the field. With the help of two of Col. Norman J. Hall's New York regiments, and Brig. Gen. William Harrow's men, Webb and his men brought the Confederate assault to a standstill. Webb was promoted to brevet Major General of Volunteers for his service at Gettysburg, effective August 1, 1864. He was awarded the CMOH on September 28, 1891. Provenance: Property of the former First National Bank of Fremont, Indiana Condition: VG.
albumen shoulder length uniformed portrait of Webb with 2-stars on his shoulder boards laid on thin period paper with Ms inscription below Maj. Gen. Alex. S. Webb U.S.A., 5" x 6.75", matted and framed in period walnut frame, 11.5" x 13.5". Alexander S. Webb (1835-1911) served throughout the war but his most memorable military service was at Gettysburg. His brigade was posted on Cemetery Ridge with the rest of the II Corps on the morning of July 2. The brigade repulsed the assault of Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright's brigade of Georgians in the afternoon, capturing ca 300 men and a Union battery. Later that day Webb sent two regiments to assist in counterattacking the assault of Maj. Gen. Jubal Early's division on Cemetery Hill. On July 3, Webb's brigade was at the center of the Union line, a position assumed by most of the Union commanders to be to strong for the Confederates to attempt to attack, located in front of the famous Copse of Trees. During the initial artillery attack Webb stood in front of the line puffing leisurely on a cigar, and impressing many with his personal bravery. Webb was directly in front as Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead's Confederate brigade breached the low stone wall. Webb, wounded twice, remained on the field. With the help of two of Col. Norman J. Hall's New York regiments, and Brig. Gen. William Harrow's men, Webb and his men brought the Confederate assault to a standstill. Webb was promoted to brevet Major General of Volunteers for his service at Gettysburg, effective August 1, 1864. He was awarded the CMOH on September 28, 1891. Provenance: Property of the former First National Bank of Fremont, Indiana Condition: VG.
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