Currier & Ives Battle of Bull Run Va. July 21st 1861

GLC02881.33

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GLC#
GLC02881.33-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861
Author/Creator
Currier & Ives
Title
Battle of Bull Run Va. July 21st 1861
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 lithograph : hand col. Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 40.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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 Horse Calvary. Despite the caption's claim, Stuart's calvary were considered the victors in this engagement, routing the New York infantry. Print is mounted.

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