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Original 30"x 40" Acrylic/Canvas Painting Found in the Collection of Dr. Paul Olson of Provo, Utah

Historical Background:
Canister shot/grape shot (cast iron balls, 1" in diameter) was employed as a final defensive fire when in danger of being overrun by the enemy.

The soldiers of the United States Army's 4th Artillery Regiment played a crucial role in defeating General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army forces at the Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. The 4th Artillery received highest honors for their gallant, stubborn stand, including the first awarding of the new Congressional Medal of Honor. It was given to a sergeant in "A" Battery, 4th Artillery, for his bravery at the "Fish Hook."

Dr. Paul Olson, Provo, Utah, (the gentleman who commissioned the painting) was painted as the captain (up behind the "six pounder" howitzer).
CANVAS Art Prints
(24" x 32")
Limited Edition of 600, Signed by the Artist
Numbered, Shipped Stretched, Mounted		 $285.00
(16" x 20")
Limited Edition of 400, Signed by the Artist
Numbered, Shipped Stretched, Mounted		 $125.00

*Please note*: Artist Frank Thomas' studio lithographic art print sales are discontinued from 10 March 2007 until 1 October of 2008. He and his wife are serving for eighteen months in the Ohio-Cleveland Mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), at the Kirtland Historic Sites, Kirtland, Ohio. He has set up his art studio and is producing additional LDS historical paintings at that location. Rolled canvas art prints (only) are available and may be purchased by calling Frank at (435) 406-9526 or contact by email wildgoose@crystalpeaks.com.
His father was painted as the gun chief (sergeant giving the fire command), and his three brothers painted as the howitzer's firing crew. Paul's son and son-in-law (behind him) were portrayed as members of a "sharp shooter" regiment. Artist Frank Thomas, in 1966 & 1967 (Ft Riley, Kansas, and Vietnam) proudly served as the 1st Lieutenant executive officer of "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery, 9th Infantry Division, in the Mekong River Delta. This 4th Artillery unit was descended from that original Civil War artillery regiment described above.