FIERCE WHEN PROVOKED Limited Edition Civil War Print by Bradley Schmehl AP 88

 'Fierce When Provoked' depicts the Irish Brigade during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. The brigade was present  in all the major campaigns of the Union Army of the Potomac from 1862 to 1865.  The scene shows the exchange of fire between the Irish Brigade led by Colonel Cross and Brigadier General Joseph Kershaw's Confederate troops.  This is an Artist Proof AP 88.