During the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Fredericksburg">Battle of Fredericksburg</a> (December 13th, 1862) a crisis occured on the Union side. When the brigade of General John C. Robinson assaulted the Confederate position on Prospect Hill, a counter attack threatened the Union guns while the generals horse was killed, pinning him to the ground. In this moment of confusion, colonel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._T._Collis" class="extiw" title="en:Charles H. T. Collis">Charles H. T. Collis</a> rode to the front of his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/114th_Pennsylvania_Infantry" class="extiw" title="en:114th Pennsylvania Infantry">114th Pennsylvania Infantry</a>, took the regiments colors, rallied its men and led another attack. This action not only saved the guns but also won Collis the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" class="extiw" title="en:Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a>.
<p>Years later Collis commissioned the German painter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_R%C3%B6chling" class="extiw" title="en:Carl Röchling">Carl Röchling</a> to depict this scene in a painting.
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83.8 x 149.9 cm, Oil on canvas
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Carl Röchling (1855–1920)</div>
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