Painting From Gettysburg Very Rare Very Interesting

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Antique painting of the end opening of a soldiers tent. See the canteen hanging from the top. IN the original … Read more Antique painting of the end opening of a soldiers tent. See the canteen hanging from the top. IN the original frame. Circa 1880's Google cyclorama Gettysburg it was giant painting. When they took it down they cut in to small sections and sold them off. This is a rare piece.
Rare painting remnant from Gettysburg Cyclorama from a huge painting depicting the Gettysburg Battle. (The painting shows the end opening of a civil war soldiers’ tent with his canteen hanging and his rifle, see picture)

Before the National Park Service took over the new museum this is the photo they had on their website home page about the cyclorama.

If you are a Civil War or History buff this is a rare opportunity to buy a very rare piece of pure Americana. Very unusual piece.
Frame 24"x30" Painting showing 20"x26"

This piece could have come from repairs made to the original cyclorama (see attached historical information) at the original Gettysburg Museum. Or it could have come from “one” of the four copies of the cyclorama of which was sold to the Indians for tent material (see attached historical information).
This painting was featured on the Gettysburg National Park Service home page website until recently when it was changed to the park service emblem.
Because it was used on the National Park Service website home page, it’s more likely it was a cut section that was repaired on the original Gettysburg Cyclorama.
I purchased this piece from a long-time civil war antique dealer and collector about five years ago.
Very rare once in a lifetime chance to own a piece of famous and historic Americana like this.
It is in the original frame

Rare, framed section of panoramic civil war canvas displayed at the Gettysburg battlefield
in the famous Rosenstiel museum-painted circa 1880s- the Rosenstiel museum was a huge private collection of relics from the epic battle- later purchased in large part by the national park service to form the basis for their displays - at some point in the museum's heyday this large 30 foot by 10 foot painting was on display -showing camps of the army of the Potomac along the Potomac-the old huge brick building the original museum was in sat across from the national cemetery- now gone-the framed section measures 29 1/2" by 23 1/2" -the water color is 26" by 20"- showed part of a tent front with several canteens hanging from the tent pole- number 72 is painted on the front of one with pa near the top - at the time the painting is showing -early in the war - the fire Zouaves of the Philadelphia brigade the 72th Pennsylvania infantry would be patrolling along the Potomac and camped there - the 72 th would fight in the peninsula campaign and almost all the major engagements in the east -including charging and helped repulse Pickett's charge at Gettysburg -at the high water mark behind the stone wall and monument where confederate general Armistead fell- - great looking-shows wear - some paint lost - see photos- great thick wooden frame - unknown artist - rare collectible from the famous and historic Rosenstiel collection See less