Sidney E. King (1906-2002), National Park Service painter
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Description
The painting Capture of Ricketts' Battery, depicting action during the
First Battle of Bull Run, one of the early battles in the American Civil War. The painting is oil on plywood, and is displayed in the Henry Hill Visitor Center at
Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Date
1964
date QS:P571,+1964-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Manassas National Battlefield Park
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"The Capture of Rickett's Battery" by Sidney King, 1964 (oil on plywood). This painting depicts the struggle on Henry Hill over Captain Rickett's Battery(Company I, 1st US Artillery) during the afternoon of the First Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861. The painiting is displayed in the Henry Hill Visitor Center at Manassas National Battlefield Park.