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Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Depicts the Battle of Shiloh. Caption under the title reads: "This plate represents the moment, when the heroic Genl. Grant rode to the left of the...

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Bombardment & capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11th 1863.

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Full title: "The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11th 1863. By the Gun-boats, commanded by Rear Admiral D. D...

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Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. View of Fort Sumter under heavy bombardment and returning fire. The United States flag stands tall in the center of the print. Fort Moultrie and...

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Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Title continues: "in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers."...

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Fort Pickens

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Full title: "Fort Pickens. Pensacola Harbor, Florida." Depiction of Fort Pickens in Pensacola Harbor, the only Southern fort to remain in Union...

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Bombardment and capture of Fort Henry, Tenn.

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Full title: "Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn. By the Federal Gunboats, under command of Commodore Andrew H. Foote - Feby. 6th 1862."...

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Fort Sumter. Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Depicts Fort Sumter, seemingly before the Confederate bombardment on 12-13 April 1861, with the American flag flying above it. A sailing ship floats...

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Storming of Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feby. 15th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Caption under the title says: "The attack on the Fort commenced on Tuesday Feby. 13th and was continued with varying success, until Saturday, when...

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The gallant charge of the fifty fourth Massachusetts (colored) Regiment. On the rebel works at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston, July 18th, 1863, and death of Colonel Robt. G. Shaw.

Portrays African American soldiers carrying a United States flag which reads "54th Mass" on the stripes section of the flag as they meet a battle line of Confederate troops. There are 2 prints of this image, with different colorization, both are...

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Battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "Between the Corps d'armée of Genl. Banks, constituting a part of the Army of Virginia, under Genl. Pope and a vastly superior number of the...

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Battle of Williamsburg, Va. May 5th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "Victorious charge of the gallant Soldiers of the North and East, under Genl. McClellan, the invincible leader of the Army of the Potomac."...

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Battle of Five Forks Va. April 1st 1865

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under the title says: "This splendid Victory which led to the capture of the South side Railroad & the fall of Petersburg and Richmond was achieved by the...

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Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi River

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Subtitle is "By the Gunboat and Mortar fleet, under the command of Flag Officer A.H. Foote." Caption under the title says: "The Bombardment commenced on Saturday...

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Battle of Corinth, Miss. Oct. 4th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "Between the Federal troops under Genl. Grant and the combined Rebel forces, under Genls. Van Dorn, Price, and Lovell; the Rebels were...

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Battle of Chattanooga, Tenn. Novr. 24th & 25th 1863

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Subtitle is: "Between the Union forces under Genl. Grant, and the Rebel Army under Genl. Bragg." Caption under title says: "This great conflict began on Monday Novr...

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Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title reads: "By the Federal Forces, under command of Genl. Ambrose E. Burnside, and Gunboats under Commodore L.M. Goldsborough." Shows Union soldiers...

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The Battle of Antietam, Md. September 17th 1862

Color print depicts Union Army "utterly routing" Confederates at Antietam. Caption under title reads: "This splendid victory was achieved by the "Army of the Potomac," commanded by their Great General, Geo. B. McClellan, over the Rebel Army under Lee...

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Battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9th 1862

Published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street in New York (for a similar version see GLC02881.24). Subtitle says: "Between the Corps d'armée of Genl. Banks, constituting a part of the Army of Virginia, under Genl. Pope and the vastly superior...

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Battle of Bull Run Va. July 21st 1861

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title reads: "Gallant charge of the Zouaves and defeat of the rebel Black Horse Calvary." J.E.B. Stuart's 1st Virginia Calvary was known as the Black...

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Genl. Shields at the battle of Winchester, Va. 1862

Hand colored print published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "The Battle was commenced on the afternoon of March 22nd at which time Genl. Shields while in the act of leading forward his men, was struck by...

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Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "This battle shows what undaunted courage, the Lion-hearted Army of the Potomac always meets its foes. After forcing the passage of the...

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Battle of Malvern Hill, Va. July 1st 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Mounted in folder. Caption under title says: "Charge of the 36th New York Volunteers, at the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1st 1862, and Capture of the Colors of the...

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The Siege of Charleston

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "Bombardment of Fort Sumter, and batteries Wagner and Gregg, by the Union Batteries on Morris Island, under the command of General Gilmore...

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to Burwell Bassett

Mentions that he would have enjoyed seeing him at Richmond if it had been possible. Remarks that an artist, Mr. Pine, was at Mount Vernon and had to wait for him to return to do his historical painting. Comments on the engagement of his nephew...

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to General B. Welch, Jr.

Apologizes for not meeting Welch. Explains that on the way to Welch's house, he was persuaded to attend the opera: "Mr Lincoln told me that he was going to the opera... As I was the only one of his Army friends present I felt bound to do so-"...

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