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| Keywords: Carl Röchling - The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862.jpg Battle of Fredericksburg December 13th 1862 a crisis occured on the Union side When the brigade of General John C Robinson assaulted the Confederate position on Prospect Hill a counter attack threatened the Union guns while the generals horse was killed pinning him to the ground In this moment of confusion colonel Charles H T Collis rode to the front of his 114th Pennsylvania Infantry took the regiments colors rallied its men and led another attack This action not only saved the guns nut also won Collis the Medal of Honor Years later Collis commissioned the German painter Carl Röchling to depict this scene in a painting 83 8 x 149 9 cm Oil on canvas unknown http //en gallerix ru/storeroom/328907660/N/1022704276/ Carl Röchling 1855 “1920 other versions Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Custom license marker 2015 01 01 pd-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Carl Röchling Battle of Fredericksburg Charles H T Collis 114th Pennsylvania Infantry | ||||
