It was one of the war's most dramatic moments -and the soldiers of Robert E.
Lee's army knew it.  Artist Mort Kunstler notes that on June 25, 1863 they were
crossing the Potomac River to take the war to the North. On the Maryland shore
they shouted the "Rebel Yell," and someone in the 26th North Carolina infantry
began singing the lyrics of "Maryland, My Maryland" - a poignant musical protest
of the Northern occupation of Maryland. Other soldiers joined the chorus. An
officer on General Pettigrew's staff ordered the 26th North Carolina's regimental band to play an accompaniment to the singing. The musicians took up the tune and continued to play it until thousands of soldiers were across the river. Just mile ahead, across the Pennsylvania border, lay the quiet crossroads hamlet of Gettysburg. . .
Signed numbered edition of 750 lithographic prints.
Image size: 13" x 31."