"Old Put" General Israel Putnam At Harlem Heights, 1776 - Canvas Giclee Artist Proof

"Old Put" General Israel Putnam At Harlem Heights, 1776 - Canvas Giclee Artist ProofThe first format is a Canvas Giclee Artist Proof Limited Edition of 5 that is approximately 30" by 40" and is $850. "Old Put." General Israel Putnam leads Mantz's Maryland Rifle Company and the 4th Maryland Independent Company forward at the battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776. The officer on the left is Aaron Burr who was Putnam's aide de camp at the time. "This is start of an oil depicting General Israel Putnam leading Mantz's Maryland

Here is an excavated Grenadier's cartridge box badge found in the upper NYS area from the 20th that was used as the model for the one in the painting

Overall: 31" x 24"

New Market Heights would see their first sustained combat – and a horrific introduction to warfare it would be

Bartow seized the standard of the 7th GA and “gave the command to rally and follow him”

65th New York Volunteers

On 14 September

many of which were done from April

Near Moraviantown Proctor drew up his army to face Harrison

negroes and molattoes

In the summer it would be a felt hat and white linen overalls or breeches

Our commanding officers

During the long fighting Margaret’s husband was killed and she stepped in to his place to help man the gun until she herself was gravely wounded in the arm