Frank Leslie's 'Battle at Wilson's Creek' Illustration beef "The First Day's Firing at

"The First Day's Firing at Yorktown

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The poster design goes for the gold with its couple-themed decoration—hearts galore

These posters often featured eye-catching designs and compelling messaging

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Frank Leslie's 'Battle at Wilson's Creek' Illustration beef "The First Day's Firing at"Battle at Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Mo., between 5,500 Union Troops under Generals Lyon and Sigel, and 23,000 Confederates under Generals McCulloch and Price, August 10th, 1861." The Battle of Wilson's Creek is depicted here, and is notably the first major battle of the Trans Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It is also when Nathaniel Lyon was killed the first Union general to die in the war. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper