Trexler Historical Art
From History to the Canvas
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13 x 21" Oil on Canvas Framed 20 x 28" Musicians were noncombatants and did not carry weapons. But at times the buglers and drummers were involved in the action. Drum and bugle calls were used on the battlefields to issue commands, though the sound of battle tended to make such communication difficult. When the fighting began, drummers generally moved to the rear and stayed away from the shooting. However, Civil War battlefields were extremely dangerous places, and drummers were known to be killed or wounded.
"Confederate Musician"
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Oil on board 11x14" framed 20.5 x 17.5". Washingtons soldiers at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778
"Enduring the Long Winter"
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"7th Regiment of Foot, Royal Fusiliers"
Oil on board 11x14" framed 20.5 x 17.5". A British Soldier as he may have appeared during the battle of Cowpens during the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina on Jan 17th, 1781. In was one of the most pivotal battles of the war and severest battlefield loss for the Fusiliers. Four companies had been captured but six remained. Most of what remained were garrisoned at Charleston. Cornwallis had retained 71 fusiliers prior to the Cowpens campaign at Winnsboro, and both the Grenadier and Light Infantry companies were in New York City. The regiment suffered considerable losses but was far from being destroyed and would continue to conduct operations until the end of the war two years later.
"The Camp Follower"
13 x 21" Oil on Canvas Framed 20 x 28" Camp followers in the Continental Army served a critical role in the day-to-day functions of the American revolutionary cause. By the winter of 1777, around two thousand women marched with American troops and worked as seamstresses, nurses, and cooks. In many cases, women who followed the army were widows, runaway servants, or those who faced poverty because of the war. The wives of high-ranking officers, including Martha Washington, also accompanied their husbands at winter encampments. Though they supported the operations of the military, camp followers were often disparaged for taking a share of the already meager resources of the Continental Army. Camp followers contributed to the daily responsibilities of maintaining the army by performing traditionally domestic tasks. One such role was serving as washerwomen for enlisted men and officers, which was essential for hygiene and the prevention of communicable diseases among the encampments. While washing clothing was sometimes imposed on camp followers by company commanders to justify their rations, some women engaged in entrepreneurial laundry work and, if not regulated by the unit they accompanied, would charge as much as the market would bear for their services.
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"124TH NY "The Orange Blossoms"
15x18" Gouache Framed 20 x 25" The 124th New York Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Orange Blossoms, was a volunteer regiment from Orange County, New York, during the American Civil War. Formed in Goshen during the summer of 1862, The unit was officially mustered into United States Service on September 5, 1862, by Col. Augustus van Horne Ellis, the regiment was made up of volunteers from the surrounding towns and a core of veterans from the 71st New York State Militia.
"14th Brooklyn Infantry"
15x18" Gouache Framed 22 x 27" The 14th waited at Fort Green for their call to Washington. Colonel Fowler was in command while Colonel Wood was in Washington. Once the message was received, the 14th left Fort Green, arrived in Washington on May 22, 1861 and were mustered into Federal Service on May 23. They were then known as the 84th N.Y. Volunteers. While in Washington, they maintained camp drilling and picket duty until July 2. At this time, they moved to the vicinity of the Arlington House and made camp. Here two companies were added and "the aggregate now being 960, it was assigned to the Brigade of Brig. Gen. Andrew Porter. On July 16, they entered enemy territory. Bull Run was their first battle. General Irwin McDowell "in command of the column in active operation south of the Potomac", was in charge of the planning for Bull Run. His strategy for Bull Run was excellent but failed because it was poorly executed. In the end, it was considered a "disastrous fight, a battle that with subsequent experience was afterward looked upon as a large skirmish, a kind of free-for-all.” The regiments together completely lacked cooperation, had the plan been carried out with the order intended the outcome could have been much different. Yet with all the poor performances, retreats, and disorderliness of the other regiments, the 14th was regarded as having "behaved with a gallantry worthy of the old guard of Napoleon.” Surely, McDowell must have wished everyone fought as the 14th had that day. During Bull Run Colonel Wood was wounded and then captured by the enemy.
"3rd Continental Light Dragoons"
16x20" Original oil on linen framed to 23x27" The 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, also known as Baylor's Horse or Lady Washington's Horse, was a mounted regiment of the Continental Army raised on January 1, 1777, at Morristown, New Jersey. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Guilford Court House.
"Trooper, 1st Light Dragoons,
5th Troop"
20x30" Original oil on linen framed to 27x27" The 5th Troop, Virginia Light Horse, was raised in 1776 by "Light Horse Harry" Lee. It contained 30 troopers and joined Washington in New Jersey in October, 1776. This elite unit had a glorious record in the Northern theater of the war. It served for a time as Washington's body guard, and was intimately involved at Paulus Hooke, Brandywine and Stoney Point. In 1780 it became Lee's Partisan Legion and served throughout the South with great distinction particularly at Guilford Courthouse.
