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Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn.-Charge of General Smith's Division

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0146 Author/Creator: Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn.-Charge of Gen. Smith's Division" dated 1863. Depicts Union soliders under command of General Smith, charging Fort Donnelson. On the left two Union soliders administer first aid to a wounded comrade. Engraved after a painting by Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Engraver unknown.

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888
Smith, Charles Ferguson, 1807-1862

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