(1880s engraving photographed from archives in us army military history institute. Note: kelly’s postwar sketch, “council of war at gettysburg,” recreates the july 2nd, 1863 meeting at the leister house. Fourteen generals are depicted at the council. Alfred pleasonton, commander of the cavalry corps (in the door-frame), and rufus ingalls, chief quartermaster, sitting on the chair with his back toward the viewer, were not present at the council. ). Date: 1879.
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