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The Brickyard Fight The 154th New York Infantry Regiment • Coster's Brigade • 11th Army Corps Battle of Gettysburg July 1, 1863 by Mark Maritato Signed and Numbered Artist Proof Edition Paper Print "The 11th Corps Edition" Edition limited to only 11 prints. Includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity with Historical Narrative by Mark H. Dunkleman. Overall Size 30" x 18" Image Size 28.5" x 14.28" Image shown is watermarked to prevent unauthorized use of the image. Your print will not be watermarked. This painting depicts the short, but furious action of the 154th New York Infantry, known as “the Hardtack Regiment” of the Union Army’s 11th Corps, as they defend the brickyard of John Kuhn, on the afternoon of July 1, 1863 during the battle of Gettysburg. The New Yorkers are in line of battle against the post and rail fence that bordered the northern border of the yard as they engage the Confederate Louisiana and North Carolina brigades under Harry T. Hays and Isaac E. Avery, who are bearing-down on the union soldiers through a wheat field. In this artwork, artist Mark Maritato has brought to life on canvas what that moment may have looked like to the soldiers who were there that day. Mr. Maritato has worked for years in researching and developing this artwork in an effort to make it as true to the known historical record as possible. We are proud to offer this artwork as a limited edition signed and numbered print that is individually signed by the artist. Each print includes a numbered certificate of authenticity complete with historical text written by the historian of “The Hardtack Regiment” and author Mark H. Dunkelman. “Mark Maritato is not the first artist to depict the Brickyard Fight. In 1988 the mural I designed and painted with Johan Bjurman was installed on a building abutting Coster Avenue. In 1998 Bradley Schmehl painted “Bedlam in the Brickyard” and issued an edition of prints. Those two paintings depicted the Confederates breaching the brickyard. Now Mark Maritato offers his vision of the Brickyard Fight—a sweeping panoramic view from a different perspective. He puts us right into the Union line, not far from the color guard of the 154th New York. The Confederates have crested the slope in the regiment’s front. The Union soldiers are desperately disputing the enemy’s advance. In Maritato’s painting, the fate of Coster’s brigade hangs in the balance. Only with the benefit of our historical hindsight do we know that Coster’s men are doomed to disastrous defeat.” Mark H. Dunkelman Print will be shipped rolled in a tube