Mark Maritato Original Oil Painting Civil War Art Culp's Hill Requiem Gettysburg

Description: Original Oil Painting  "Culp's Hill Requiem"  by Mark Maritato  Oil on Panel  Artwork/Image Size 30" wide x 24" tall  Framed Size as shown 37" x 31" Description of Artwork: This painting depicts the vivid description of Corporal Charles Teasdale of the 14th Brooklyn (14th New York State Militia) on the morning after the battle of Gettysburg ended as he cautiously moves about the devastation on Culp's Hill where his regiment participated in the action of defending the hill against a massive Confederate Assault. The details of this scene are taken directly from his dairy entry of July 4th 1863, the morning after the battle.Gettysburg July 4th 1863The boys all seemed to know by instinct, not from knowledge received that the Rebels had left our front. First one, then another and soon after by the dozens jumped over the breastworks to the front. I think I was one of the first for I moved cautiously and half afraid I should be gobbled and saw very few of our boys for some time. When it began to grow lighter I saw more and I had not got far in front of our line of breastworks and just at the bottom of the hill, the evident indications of the Rebel Line showed themselves. the wooden cartridge boxes some empty and some half filled lay along the line by the scores. These were the boxes usually carried in the ammunition wagons to be served out by the Ordinance Sergeant. The Rebs here had dispersed with that formality and had slung the boxes across the backs of mules and horses and dumped them along the line so that the infantry in the lines of battle could help themselves. Now I saw the fearful carnage the rebels had been subjected to. The boulders in this part of the field being so large and numerous they concealed themselves behind them and the trees from our front fire but could not do so from the enfilading from our right by reason of the bend in our line of breastworks here. In every direction the dead lay thick and overlaying each other in large numbers especially behind the boulders. Some of the dead looked calm, others not so. All seemed nearly barefooted and ragged and poor and appeared to be soon after death to be badly discoloring. One middle aged man who was very stout built had a head which to me looked almost as large as a peck measure and nearly black in the face as well. This place was in its half dark lonesomeness, a veritable horror spot. So many ghastly evidences of violent and painful death abounding here. I had to pick my way and stand still surrounded by the dead and look to select a spot to put my foot before stepping to avoid treading on the dead. As I walked further away from our lines the dead became fewer in number and I came to a spring. Not far from this spring lay a Rebel who I first though was dead. he was very poorly clad in ragged butternut clothing and he had a piece of cotton cloth tied about his ankles. His head and shoulders was partly raised and laid against a good sized tree as he laid on his back apparently dead. I could see no wound or any visible cause of his death and as I stood looking at him another comrade or two came up and were talking of yesterday's fight and concerning this man laying before us and the other Rebel dead laying on the field, when I though I saw a movement of a muscle in the mans throat. I tried to give him a taste of water and he swallowed it and we were surpassed to hear the water gurgle in his throat. A Lieutenant came to the spot just now and we gave the man another mouthful of water. He partly opened his eye and began to vomit. We turned him over on his face and this seemed too much for the poor fellow. He vomited a little and was evidently getting weaker. Now we saw that the lower part of the back of his head where it joins the neck had been almost shot away. and was all blood and mashed bones and hair soaked with the poor fellows blood. One of the boys ran back to the line and got a blanket and carried him off to an ambulance some of us were now appearing. I saw him no more. The poor fellow could not possibly live. Soon I returned to my position in the line and later in the day I went to another part of the Rebel ground namely the spot on our right where the Rebels had worked their way on the night of the 2nd Days fighting. Here again the ground was covered with the dead but they were better dressed than those I was looking at in the morning. Their grey uniforms trimmed with red edging looked new and neat. One young officer lay there on his back looking as calm and as if enjoying his sweetest sleeping scores besides. At one place down in a depression in the ground along with a dozen more or so of the dead, lay a most handsome man with a long dark beard and mustache and his black horse dead there beside him. What a fearful sight. This officer was said by Union officers present at the awful looking spot when I was looking at him to be Genl. Ewell's Adjutant General. He was a splendid looking officer. Some prisoners told us he rode up to the lines urging on the Rebels in the hope of capturing us and our position when he and his horse were both shot dead. His feet were not out of the stirrups as he lay there behind the rock dead. We lay all day behind our rifle pits. At one time I went to an another part of our line a little to our left to see a group of Captured Rebel flags which stood there. One especially handsome flag of thick blue silk had the following motto "Dulce et Decorum set Pro Patvia Mori" in guilt letters upon it. A most elegant flag. Toward night we had a very heavy thunderstorm. Cannonading heard by us toward evening. Supposed to be our cavalry in pursuit of the enemy who is reported to have fallen back in full retreat. Our rations scarce but we got some tonight from the 5th Corps train.About Mark Maritato: Mark Maritato is an acclaimed historical artist who brings American military historical events to life through his artwork. His original oil paintings of epic military battles, as well as individual soldier uniform studies now reside in numerous private and institutional collections around the world. It was his love for art and history that drove Mr. Maritato to pursue a career as a professional artist. During his formal training in painting and illustration at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Maritato began to paint Civil War subjects in oils. Mr. Maritato’s original oil paintings have become renowned among private collectors and public institutions for their high degree of quality through painstaking attention to detail. Every painting Mr. Maritato creates starts with months, or sometimes years of research on his subject before a brush is loaded with paint: all to ensure that each painting is created with highest degree of accuracy possible, in the tradition of the old master military painters.In 2019, Mr. Maritato was chosen by the US. National Park Service at Valley Forge Historical Site in Pennsylvania to hand-paint 16 custom original artworks that would be reproduced as part of the permanent museum wall display at the park’s newly renovated visitor’s center and would play a large role in the park’s educational mission. In 2012, Mr. Maritato was commissioned by the Monmouth historical battlefield park in Manalapan, New Jersey to paint seven historical paintings that would be incorporated as part of the park’s new museum display. In both instances, Mr. Maritato worked hands-on with park historians and rangers to ensure the accuracy of every important detail shown in the artworks. Previous to this, in 2009-2010, Mr. Maritato was commissioned by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Inc. to create three epic paintings on the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Maritato has also served as a military consultant specializing in Civil War era uniforms and tactics for television and film. Mr. Maritato’s artworks have also been featured on wayside and park exhibits at the Manassas national battlefield park in Virginia."I consider myself blessed, and am very thankful to be able to combine the study of military history material culture through my artwork. I wish to thank all of my collectors and patrons for your support of my work."Gallery Exhibitions and Shows:2012: Green County Council of the Arts - Catskill NY - "Undaunted Valor" solo exhibition.2004-2008: American Historical Art Gallery at Gettysburg, PA.2003-2006: "History Meets the Arts" at Gettysburg, PA.2005-2007: Gettysburg National Military Park Visitors Center & Book Store - Gettysburg, PA.2005: Mountain Top Gallery at Windham, NY - Solo exhibition.Museums, Institutions and parks:The US National Park Service Museum and Visitors Center at Valley Forge, PA.Monmouth Battlefield Park Museum and Visitors Center at Manalapan, NJ.Wayside Exhibits for the Manassas National Battlefield Park at Manassas, VA.Belle Grove Plantation Museum: Cedar Creek Battlefield at Middletown, VA.Carter House Museum - Franklin National Battlefield Park - Franklin, TN.The Zaddock Pratt Museum at Prattsville, NY.Hunterstown Historical Society at Gettysburg, PA.The US Army Soldier Systems Center at Natick, MA.The Bayside Historical Society at Fort Totten, Bayside, NY.The Texas Civil War Museum at Fort Worth, TX.Airliewood Mansion at Holly Springs, MS.The Lackawanna Historical Society at Scranton, PA.SONY - Paramount - New York, NY.The City Hall of Oswego, NY. Book and Magazine Publications:Book cover: "William Barksdale, CSA: A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General" by Doug AshtonIllustration: "Gettysburg's Lost Love Story: The Ill-Fated Romance of General John Reynolds and Kate Hewitt" by Jeffrey J. HardingBook Cover - "Brothers of War - The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg" by Michael EisenhutMilitary History Monthly Magazine: October 2018, Issue 97, "Last Stand of the Maryland Four Hundred" by Robin Smith.Illustration: "Lone Star Valor: Texans of the Blue & Gray at Gettysburg" By Joe OwenBook Cover: “Texan’s at Antietam” By Joe Owen, Phillip McBride and Joe Allport.Book Cover: ”Texans at Gettysburg" - Blood and Glory with Hood’s Texas Brigade" by Joe Owen and Randy Drais.Historical Novel Cover: "Lightning from the West" by Fred MelchioreBook Cover: "Fire Within - Copperheads and the Civil War" by Fred Melchiore.Illustration: "The Fellers Called him Bill" 3-Volume Book Set by P.J. Kearns.America’s Civil War Magazine: Various issues.Gettysburg Magazine: Special PublicationCorporate:Harley Davidson Inc. at Gettysburg, PA.Board Game Cover: The Union Divided by Gordon & Hague Inc.Board Game Cover: Three Battles at Manassas by Multi Man Publishing.Gettysburg Commemorative Gold Half-Dollars by Mystic Stamp Company.Television:C-Span3: ”Army of the Tennessee's Assault at Franklin" by National Park Service Ranger and Author Lee White. Franklin, TN.C-Span3: "The Battle of Chancellorsville 1863" by Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O'Reilly. Spotsylvania, VA."The Color Bearers” PBS documentary film. PBS, Philadelphia, PA."American Ride" BYUtv Show: OnlineAcknowledgements:2019: Recognized by the Cape Cod Art Preservation Society as one of the ten great lighthouse painters for the oil painting Sandy Neck Lighthouse.Shipping Policy: • We ship within 3-5 days of purchase. 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