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[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Benjamin Franklin Butler, Timothy Otis Howe, Roscoe Conkling, Allen Granberry Thurman, William Alfred Buckingham, Matthew Hale Carpenter, and George F. Edmunds. Engraved by William Wellstood.

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[Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Zachariah Chandler, John Parker Hale, Henry Bowen Anthony, Oliver Perry Morton, James Wilson Grimes, Thomas A. Hendricks, Simon Cameron. Engraved by William Wellstood.

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Generals of Our Army 1861

One engraving entitled "Generals Of Our Army 1861" dated 1861. Portraits of Major General George B. McClellan, Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler, Major General John Adams Dix, Major General John Charles Freemont, Lieutenant General Winfield...

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Officers of Our Navy, 1861

One engraving entitled "Officers Of Our Navy, 1861" dated 1861. Portraits of Commodore Samuel F. Dupont, Commander Daniel L. Braine (mispelled Brain), Captain W. H. Ward, Commodore Hiram Paulding, Silas Horton Stringham, Captain C. Ringold, Commodor...

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The First Congress

One engraving entitled "The First Congress" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Patrick Henry, Peyton Randolph, Charles Thomas, Reverend Jacob Duche, and Richard Henry Lee. Engraved by J. Rogers.

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Southern Department

One engraving entitled "Southern Department" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General Daniel Morgan, General William Maultrie, General Nathanael Green, and General Benjamin Lincoln. Engraved by J. Rogers.

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British Officers [of the American War of Independence]

One engraving entitled "British Officers [of the American War of Independence]" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of General Thomas Gage, Sir Henry Clinton, Carles Marquis Cornwallis, General John Burgoyne, and Lord William Howe. Engraved by J. Rogers.

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Foreign Volunteers [of the American War of Independence]

One engraving entitled "Foreign Volunteers [of the American War of Independence]" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Frederich Wilhelm ludolf Gerhard Augustin Baron von Steuben, Casimir Pulaski, Gilbert du Motier Lafayette, Tadeusz Kosciusko, and Johann...

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Members of the Federal Convention 1787

One engraving entitled "Members of the Federal Convention 1787." Portraits of Rufus King, John Dickinson, Olliver Ellsworth, John Rutledge, and Gouverneur Morris. Engraved by J. Rogers.

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Gettysburg and Vicinity: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South

One map entitled "Gettysburg and Vicinity: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South" dated 1864. Depicts a topographical map of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Caption notes, "from an actual survey by an engineer...

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Chattanooga and its Defences: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South

One engraving entitled "Chattanooga and its Defences: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South" dated 1865. Depicts a topographical map of the ground on which the battles Chickamauga (September 18-20,1863) and Ringgold (November...

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Port Hudson and its Defences: Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South

One engraving entitled "Port Hudson and its Defences; Constructed and Engraved to Illustrate the War with the South" dated 1863. Depicts a topographical map of Port Hudson and its vicinity during the Battle of Port Hudson May 22-July 9, 1863....

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Attack on Port Hudson

One engraving entitled "Attack on Port Hudson" dated 1864. Depicts battle between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Port Hudson, May 22-July 9, 1863. Engraved from the original painting by Nast, in the possession of the publishers at...

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The Capture of New Orleans; The Fleet Pasing Forts on the Mississippi

One engraving entitled "The Capture of New Orleans; The Fleet Passing Forts on the Mississippi" dated 1863. Depicts a naval battle on the Mississippi River. Caption notes [names and descriptions of ships featured in the painting], Fort St. Phillip...

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The Capture of New Orleans: Attack on Fort Phillips

One engraving entitled "The Capture of New Orleans; Attack on Fort Phillips" dated 1862. Depicts naval warfare between USS Fort Jackson and CSS St. Phillip, during the Battle of New Orleans, April 18-28, 1862. engraved after an original painting by...

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Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., Charge of General Grant

One engraving entitled "Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., Charge of General Grant" dated 1863. Depicts Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7,1862. In the center of the image two soliders on horsback clash swords. On the left, a...

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Battle of Shiloh

One engraving entitled "Battle of Shiloh" dated 1862. Depicts hand to hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862. Caption notes "recapture of artillery by a portion of Gen. Rosseau's command."...

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Battle of Lookout Mountain, GA.

One engraving entitled "Battle of Lookout Mountain, GA." dated 1865. Depicts Union soliders during the Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. In the forefront of the image one Union solider stands tall, next to him, another solider is winded...

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Battle of Lookout Mountain

One engraving entitled "Battle of Lookout Mountain" dated 1864. Depicts combat between Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. Union soliders climb to the top of lookout Mountian towards an awaiting...

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Gen. Kearney's Charge at the Battle of Chantilly, VA

One engraving entitled "Gen. Kearney's Charge at the Battle of Chantilly, VA." dated 1865. Depicts Union General Stephen W. Kearney on horseback, leading his troops into battle against Confederate forces at the battle of Chantilly, VA, September 1...

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Attack at Chantilly-Death of General Stevens

One engraving entitled "Attack at Chantilly-Death of Gen. Stevens" dated 1863. Depicts the battle of Chantilly, September 1, 1862. In the forefront, a mortally wounded General Isaac Ingalls Stevens is caught by a comrade as he falls atop the body of...

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Battle of Malvern Hill

One engraving entitled "Battle of Malvern Hill" dated 1862. Depicts a view of the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1 1862. Engraved after an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the publishers at time of engraving. Engraver unknown.

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Battle of Malvern Hill

One engraving entitled "Battle of Malvern Hill" dated 1863. Depicts U.S. Navy gunboats, The Monitor and The Galena on the James River. Caption notes, "U.S. gun boats on James River covering the retreat." Engraved after a drawing by Charles Parsons...

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Bombardment of island No. 10: Gun and Mortar Boats on the Mississippi

One engraving entitled "Bombardment of Island No. 10: Gun and Mortar Boats on the Mississippi" dated 1863. Depicts the naval Battle of Island Number 10, February 28- April 8, 1862. Caption notes, "engaging the forts and batteries on the island and...

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Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads-Action Between the Monitor & Merrimac

One engraving entitled "Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads-Action Between The Monitor & Merrimac" dated 1862. Depicts a view of the Conflict in Hampton Roads, March 9. 1862, between iron-clad vessels the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimac. Engraved from...

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Naval Engagement in Hampton Roads-Merrimac and Monitor

One engraving entitled "Naval Engagement in Hampton Roads-Merrimac and Monitor" dated 1863. Depicts battle between the ironclad, USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac, March 9, 1862. Caption notes, [additional ships featured in painting] Sewalls Point, Rebel...

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[The Monitor and Merrimac]

One unititled photograph circa 1861-1877. Depicts battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimac, March 9, 1862. Photographer unknown.

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The Capture of Roanoke Island, Charge of Zouaves

One engraving entitled "Capture of Roanoke Island; Charge of Zouaves" dated 1862. Depicts Confederate and Union (the 9th New York Voulunteer Infantry, aka Hawkins Zouaves) troops in hand to hand combat during the battle of Roanoke Island, February 8...

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Attact Upon Roanoke Island-Landing of the Troops

One engraving entitled "Attack Upon Roanoke Island-Landing of the Troops" dated 1862. Depicts a view of Union ships, carrying troops, approaching Roanoke Island in preperation for the Battle of Roanoke Island, February 8, 1862. Engraved after an...

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Battle Near Mill Springs, KY-Death of Zollicoffer

One engraving entitled "Battle Near Mill Springs, KY-Death of Zollicoffer" dated 1862. Depicts the death of General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer during the Battle of Mill Springs, January 19, 1862. In the center of the painting a mortally wounded General...

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Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn.-Charge of General Smith's Division

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...

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Capture of Fort Donelson

One engraving entitled "Capture of Fort Donelson" dated 1866. Depicts hand to hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Fort Donelson, February 11-16, 1862. Engraved after a painitng by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown.

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Battle of Gettysburg

One engraving entitled "Battle of Gettysburg" dated 1862. Depicts a view of Union forces during the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3 1863. In the foreground, wounded soliders rest, behind them officers on horseback deliberate as the battle carries on...

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Battle of Gettysburg, PA

One engraving entitled "Battle of Gettysburg, PA" dated 1865. Depicts a view of a Union field artillery battery, during the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. In the foreground the bodies of two Union soliders lay on the ground, behind them an...

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Battle of Chancellorsville--Gen. Sickles' Division Covering the Retreat

One engraving entitled "Battle of Chancellorsville-Gen Sickles' Division Covering the Retreat" dated 1864. Depicts General Daniel Edgar Sickles covering the retreat during the Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30-May 6, 1863. Atop a hill, Union...

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Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore

One engraving entitled "Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore" circa 1861-1877. Depicts the Baltimore riot of April 19, 1861. Massachusetts militia passing through Baltimore are attacked by a seccessionist mob. In the center of the painting...

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Battle of Cedar Mountain

One engraving entitled "Battle of Cedar Mountain" dated 1863. Depicts a distant view of Union forces charging Confederates during the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the...

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Battle of Fair Oaks-Gallant Charge of Gen. Casey's Division to Save the Guns

One engraving entitled "Battle of Fair Oaks-Gallant Charge of Gen. Caseys's Division to Save the Guns" dated 1862. Dipicts General Silas Casey and his men valiantly recovering Union artillary behind Confederate lines. Two struggling horses pull gun...

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Battle of Williamsburg

One engraving entitled "Battle of Williamsburg" dated 1862. Depicts a distant view of the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. In the foreground a stray cannonball narrowly misses a solider and a officer on horseback. On the left a group of Union...

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Battle of Mill Creek

One engraving entitled "Battle of Mill Creek" dated 1862. Depicts combat between Confederate and Union forces during the Battle of Mill Creek, January 19, 1862. In the foreground a Union solider rips a confederate flag from the grasp of a wounded...

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Battle of the Wilderness--Attack at Spottsylvania Court House

One engraving entitled "Battle Of The Wilderness-Attack at Spottsylvania Court House" dated 1865. Depicts hand-to-hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864. In the center of the painting an...

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Battle of Antietam-Gallant Charge of Gen. Burnside's Division at the Bridge

One engraving entitled "Battle of Antietam-Gallant Charge of Gen. Burnside's Division at the Bridge" dated 1868. Depicts a view of General Ambrose Everette Burnside's division charging a stone bridge over Antietam Creek, September 17, 1862. Engraved...

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Attack on Fredericksburgh-Dec. 1862

One engraving entitled "Attack on Fredericksburgh-Dec. 1862" dated 1863. Depicts a scene from the Battle of Fredericksburgh, December 11-15, 1862. In the forefront of the image, Union forces use boats and pontoon bridges to cross a river into...

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Richmond, VA and its Vicinity

One engraving entitled "Richmond, VA. and its Vicinity" dated 1863. Map of Richmond, Virginia and vicinity. A map key notes significant locations. On the back of the engraving there are pictures of Wilmer McLean's house and President Lincoln with his...

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Fortress Monroe, VA and its Vicinity

One engraving entitled, "Fortress Monroe, VA and its Vicinity" circa 1861-1877. A map of Fortress Monroe and vicinity. A map key notes significant locations. Engraved by R. Hinshelwood after an original painting by J. Wells.

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Seige of Vicksburg

One engraving entitled "Seige of Vicksburg" dated 1864. Depicts Union forces during the Battle of Vicksburg, May 18-July 4, 1863. At the bottom of the image Union soliders rest under cover of a small shelter, above them soliders continue to fire upon...

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Action of the Gunboats at Memphis

One engraving entitled "Action of Gunboats at Memphis" dated 1863. Depicts a naval battle between Union and Confederate gunboats on the Mississippi river, June 6, 1862. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the...

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Battle of Murfreesboro--Capture of a Confederate Flag

One engraving entitled "Battle of Murfreesboro - Capture of a Confederate Flag" dated 1863. Depicts hand to hand combat between Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Murfreesboro, July 13, 1862. On the left, a jeering solider straddles a...

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Battle of Murfresboro--Capture of a Confederate Flag

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Battle of Chicamauga-Lt. Van Pelt Defending His Battery

One engraving entitled, "Battle of Chicamauga-Lt. Van Pelt Defending his battery" dated 1864. Depicts Lieutenant Van Pelt preparing to battle approaching Confederate forces at the Battle of Chicamauga, September 10-18, 1863. Engraved after an...

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