"Fight for the Colors" by Don Troiani
Reasoning:
We chose this painting as it depicts the Battle of Gettysburg, known as one of the most vital battles of the American Civil War. In the painting, two soldiers from the North and the South are fighting over the Confederate flag while their fellow troops surround them either dead or still fighting. At Gettysburg, Robert Lee, the general of the Confederates, had hoped to lead the Southern army to victory, but eventually was forced to retreat after losing more than a third of his army. The defeat of the Confederates turned the tide of the Civil War in favor of the Union.
We chose this painting as it depicts the Battle of Gettysburg, known as one of the most vital battles of the American Civil War. In the painting, two soldiers from the North and the South are fighting over the Confederate flag while their fellow troops surround them either dead or still fighting. At Gettysburg, Robert Lee, the general of the Confederates, had hoped to lead the Southern army to victory, but eventually was forced to retreat after losing more than a third of his army. The defeat of the Confederates turned the tide of the Civil War in favor of the Union.