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Battle of Murfresboro--Capture of a Confederate Flag

GLC08878.0164

Battle of Chicamauga-Lt. Van Pelt Defending His Battery

One engraving entitled, "Battle of Chicamauga-Lt. Van Pelt Defending his battery" dated 1864. Depicts Lieutenant Van Pelt preparing to battle approaching Confederate forces at the Battle of Chicamauga, September 10-18, 1863. Engraved after an...

GLC08878.0165

Battle of Wilson's Creek--Fall of General Lyon

One engraving entitled "Battle of Wilson's Creek-Fall of General Lyon" circa 1861-1877. Depicts hand-to-hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861. In the center of the painting, a mortally...

GLC08878.0166

Attack at Kelly's Ford, VA

One engraving entitled "Attack at Kelly's Ford, VA" dated 1864. Depicts, Union soliders, wading through a stream, heading towards the Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA, March 17, 1863. Engraved after an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of...

GLC08878.0167

Attack on Knoxville

One engraving entitled "Attack on Knoxville" dated 1865. Depicts a scene from the Battle of Knoxville, November 17- December 4, 1863. Union soliders defend Knoxville from a Confederate attack. In the center of the image a Union solider shoots a...

GLC08878.0168

Attack at Rocky Face Ridge, GA

One engraving entitled "Attack at Rocky Face Ridge, GA" dated 1864. Depicts Union Soliders Marching towards the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, May 7-13, 1864. In the forefront of the image three officers rest atop a large rock and direct soliders to...

GLC08878.0169

Action Between the Kearsarge & Alabama

One engraving entitled "Action Between the Kearsarge & Alabama" dated 1864. Depicts a naval battle between the USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama, June 19, 1864. Caption notes, "rescue of the crew of the Alabama by the Deerhound." Engraved from the...

GLC08878.0170

Sinking of the Alabama

One engraving entitled "Sinking of the Alabama" dated 1897. Depicts the sinking of the CSS Alabama. Surviving confederate sailors swim towards an awaiting rescue vessel. Engraved from a painting by Warren Sheppard. Engraving possibly from the book,...

GLC08878.0171

Attack on Fort Wagner

One engraving entitled "Attack on Fort Wagner" dated 1864. Depicts close combat between African American Union troops and Confederate forces, defending Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863. African American troops attempt to break through the Confederates...

GLC08878.0172

Bombardment of Fort Fisher (Landing of the Troops)

One engraving entitled "Bombardment of Fort Fisher (Landing of the Troops)" dated 1865. Depicts Union troops landing, unopposed, on the beach outside Fort Fisher, January 13, 1865. Union soliders on the beach appear patient as they wait for fellow...

GLC08878.0173

Capture of the Works at Petersburg

One engraving entitled "Capture of the Works at Petersburg" dated 1865. Depicts Union troops triumphantly climbing uphill. In the background Union soliders stand atop a hill raising the Union Flag. In the Foreground a solider lies wounded in branches...

GLC08878.0174

The Battle of Manassas, or Second Bull Run

One engraving entiteld "The Battle of Manassas, or Second Bull Run" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of confederate troops on horseback, durring the Battle of Manassas, August 28-30, 1862. Caption notes, "General Robert E. Lee and Staff overlooking...

GLC08878.0175

The War With the South

One engraving entitled "The War With the South" dated 1867. Depicts Union soldiers clustered around a hill. One solider stands triumphantly atop the hill holding a torn American flag. Above them an angel looks down from the clouds, proffering a...

GLC08878.0176

Presidential Seal

Seal of the President of the United States circa 1861-1877.

GLC08878.0177

Australie--Ceremonie d'un Mariage

One engraving entitled "Australie-Ceremonie d'un Mariage" circa 1838. Depicts an Australian Aboriginal marriage ceremony. Five nude male figures surround and restrain a nude female figure. Drawn by Victor Marie Felix Danvin after artwork by G.L...

GLC08878.0178

Oceanie Australien-Costumes Trachten

One engraving entitled "Oceanie Australien-Costumes Trachten" circa 1861-1877. Depicts three women and one man conversing in the wilderness. Two women relax on top of a large rock. Engraver unknown.

GLC08878.0179

Capture of the City of Mexico by Cortez

One engraving entitled "Capture of the City of Mexico by Cortez" dated 1870. Depicts close combat between armored spanish soliders and Aztec warriors, August 13, 1521. Engraved from orignal artwork by Alonzo Chappel in the possession of the...

GLC08878.0180

Castle of Chinon, Indre-Et-Loir

One engraving entitled "Castle of Chinon, Indre-Et-Loir" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a distant view of the Castle of Chinon. In the forefront of the image two figures on horseback play trumpets as they cross a bridge, leaving the city. Engraved by S...

GLC08878.0181

Execution of the Inca of Peru by Pizarro

One engraving entitled "Execution of the Inca of Peru by Pizarro" dated 1870. Depicts Spanish soliders surrounding an Incan man chained to a log with branches piled at his feet. In the foreground a religous man waves a Christian cross in the face of...

GLC08878.0182

[Men Chopping Wood on a side of a cliff]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of a cliff overlooking a harbor, possibly in Canada. On the right men chop wood near the edge of the cliff. Numerous boats sail in the harbor. Engraved by E. Challis from artwork by W.H. Bartlett...

GLC08878.0183

Kowee River, Cape of Good Hope

One engraving entitled "Kowee River, Cape of Good Hope" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of the Kowee River. On the left, figures relax in the shade of a large tree near the edge of the river. Engraved by F.E. Jones after artwork by W. Purser. Caption...

GLC08878.0184

Relief of Lucknow by Sir Henry Havelock

One engraving entitled "Relief of Lucknow by Sir Henry Havelock" dated 1870. Depicts British troops lead by Sir Henry Havelock restoring order during the Indian rebellion in Lucknow, September 25, 1857. Engraved from the original painting by Alonzo...

GLC08878.0185

Massacre of the Memlooks

One engraving entitled "Massacre of the Memlooks" dated 1870. Depicts a battle scene of the Massacre of the Memlooks, Egypt, 1811. Engraved after an original painting by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown.

GLC08878.0186

Cawnpore

One engraving entitled "Cawnpore" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a river view of the city of Cawnpore, India. Two boats float in the river. In the distance, figures walk along a bridge parallel to the shoreline. Drawn by S. Prout. Sketched by Capt. R...

GLC08878.0187

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore After the Supression of the Sepoy Rebellion

One engraving entitled "Grand Durbar at Cawnpore After the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of Lord Charles John Canning bestowing jewelry to a loyal Rajah, surronded by an audience of British and Indian men. Caption...

GLC08878.0188