Skirmish in the Wilderness

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Skirmish in the Wilderness, oil on canvas painting by Winslow Homer, 1864.

Depicted here is an encounter in the Battle of the Wilderness (5-7 May 1864), one of the bloodiest and most desperate engagements of the American Civil War (1861-1865).

New Britain Museum of American Art.

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Homer, W. (2025, November 24). Skirmish in the Wilderness. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21353/skirmish-in-the-wilderness/

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Homer, Winslow. "Skirmish in the Wilderness." World History Encyclopedia, November 24, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21353/skirmish-in-the-wilderness/.

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Homer, Winslow. "Skirmish in the Wilderness." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Nov 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21353/skirmish-in-the-wilderness/.

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