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Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 Capture of the Works at Petersburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0174 Author/Creator: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

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. Engraved from the original painting by Thomas Nast in the possession of publishers at time of engraving.

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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