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Kurz & Allison Siege of Vicksburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08458.02 Author/Creator: Kurz & Allison Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Print Date: 1888 Pagination: 1 print : col. Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 39 cm Order a Copy

Depicts the 13th, 15th, and 17th Corps, Army of the Tennessee, commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant, during the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Mississippi River serves as background. Notes that Grant was assisted by Admiral David Dixon Porter. Copyrighted by Kurz and Allison in 1888.

Kurz & Allison (publishers), fl. 19th century
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

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