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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Linen
- Other details : Artwork unmounted, but already framed and ready to hang.
- Dimensions : 24x36in
About this artwork
This painting depicts the moment when Captain Tod Carter volunteers to lead his former regiment, the 20th Tennessee Infantry in a charge toward the Union Lines entrenched just South of Franklin Tennessee; Tod's home. Tod Carter had been promoted from the ranks of the 20th to Adjutant in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Major General John Schofield's Federal infantry were entrenched just yards from Tod's home doorstep along the Columbia Turnpike.…
Tod Led the 20th Tennessee forward astride his Dapple Gray Horse Rosencrantz shouting "Follow me Boys, I'm Almost Home!" Shown in this Painting are Tod Carter Astride his Dapple Grey Horse Rosencrantz: Colonel William M. Shy Commanding the 20th Tennessee Regiment and Brigadier General Thomas Benton Smith.
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This Artwork is SOLD
Mark Maritato
United States
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- Experienced Artist
- Covered by the Press
- Works on commission
« I am very thankful to be able to combine my two passions, fine art painting with the study of history and material culture through my artwork. »
Mark Maritato is an experienced American painter whose works have been held in exhibitions and national public collections across the US. Fascinated by historical subject matter from a young age, he primarily depicts scenes from the American Civil War— from the battles and uniforms to the mud and sky— in impressive detail and to immersive effect. Maritato also composes landscape works that capture calming scenes of nature and animals in serene sunlight.