Title

Battle of Chicamaug Lt. Van Pelt Defending His Battery

Creator

Johnson, Fry and Co.
Thomas Nast

Files

Creator Role

publisher copyrighter painter

Description

The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Chickamauga. Lt. Van Pelt is shown standing by a cannon across from a line of Confederate soldiers. Union soldiers cover him from behind. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have be torn from a bound volume.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1864

Measurement

8 1/4 X 10 3/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper steel engraving

Inscription

recto, below image: BATTLE OF CHICAMAUGA _ LT. VAN PELT DEFENdING HIS BATTERY.

Subjects

Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863; Van Pelt, George, Lieutenant

Work Type

engraving

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

1312

Digital ID

FVW_01312

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.