$2,000
Wilbur G. Kurtz (American/Georgia, 1882-1967), "Allatoona, October 5, 1864"-1966, watercolor on paper. Signed and dated lower right. Historical themed painting depicting a large group of soldiers boarding a train. Verso of work with typed note that reads "When General Corse at Rome, Ga., got the word the night of the 4th, that a contingent of Hood's Army was moving northward from Big Shanty to attack the Federal garrison at Allatoona, he dispatched a train-load of troops to reinforce it. The train returned to Rome for a furether addition to the garrison, which arrive above 8 A.M. of the 5th. Following then the arrival fo Gen. French's division of Gen. Stewarts Corp., which was deployed largely on the reidge to the left, or west of the rock cut. All his attempts to carry the Federal fortifications were failing. French withdrew his forces when he got word that Sherman had sent reinforcements to the aid of Corse's troops. Each side of the ridge, the rock cut between, was heavily fortified by earthworks and manned by the defending forces. Communication between the two was maintained by a bridge over the railroad in the rock cut." Framed 25.75" x 36.5". Provenance: From a Private Collection in Atlanta, Georgia.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-08-10
