Not sure of the exact details of Cleburne's death, but the painting is a Don Trioni (sp?) - he does some beautiful work.
Don Troiani is good. He's about the only Civil War artist currently working who can draw a horse, or keep his perspective accurate across one of those panoramic pictures. Whether Cleburne was actually up front or not, it does my heart good to see that Troiani has drawn
exactly the way a handy little jumping horse will arch his neck and keep his eyes on the ground when he's jumping into an area he's not sure of.
I wouldn't give you a plugged nickel for just about any other current artist's work. Probably I have groomed and doctored too many horses, but it really bugs me when an artist can't draw a horse's head accurately or has the legs attached wrong in some anatomical nightmare.
I had two great-great grandfathers at Franklin (both survived, Grandpa Dent was wounded slightly - but one of my cousins didn't make it.)