"CANISTER AT 300"
U.S. Army 4th Artillery Regiment in Action at the Battle of Gettysburg
by Artist Frank M. Thomas
Original Art Canvas, 8 sq. ft. (30" x 40") - Found in the collection of
Dr. Paul Olson, Provo, Utah
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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," on Cemetery Ridge.
Dr. Paul Olson, Provo, Utah, (the gentleman who commissioned the painting) was painted as the captain (up behind the "six pounder" howitzer). 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. His (Frank Thomas') 4th Field Artillery unit was descended from that original Civil War Artillery Regiment described above. Frank Thomas' great grandfather, John Cornelius Myers, Private, serving with Company F, 12th Regiment Mississippi Infantry, fought with General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army forces at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Canvas Art Print Offerings:
16" x 20" (signed by artist/rolled - ready to stretch)..........................$132.00
tube shipped.......................+$13.50
16" x 22" (signed by artist/stretched - ready to frame)......................$162.00
flat package shipped.............+$21.50
24" x 32" (signed by artist/rolled - ready to stretch)..........................$272.25
tube shipped.......................+$12.50
30" x 40" (signed by artist//rolled - ready to stretch)..........................$404.25
tube shipped.......................+$17.50
(NOTE: The rolled print may be stretched in most frame shops before framing.)
*Please note*: Artist Frank Thomas' studio lithographic art print and giclee' canvas art print sales have now been resumed as of November 1st, 2008. He and his wife, Patreecia, have completed an eighteen month mission in the Ohio-Cleveland Mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the Kirtland Historic Village Sites, Kirtland, Ohio. He was asked by LDS Church General Authorities to paint early Church history scenes of 1830's Kirtland.
He has now returned home to his art studio at 206 North 100 East, Holden, Utah 84636 and is producing LDS historical paintings and Old West paintings at that site. His art prints may be purchased online by credit card or by personal check.
Call Frank at his Studio" (435) 795-2206 or (435) 406-9526, or contact directly by email wildgoose@crystalpeaks.com.