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Creator Role

illustrator

Description

The chromolithograph features a color image of a group of men dressed in Union uniforms. Five of the men sit on horseback, while two men are shown standing in the foreground. In the background, a line of soldiers is pictured. Above them on a hill, soldiers fire cannons off into the distance. At the top of the image, three coins are shown that depict the following three men: William T. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and Phillip H. Sheridan. At the bottom right corner, a blue shield illustrating various corps badges is also pictured.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1897

Measurement

10 X 6 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

chromolithography

Inscription

recto, bottom right corner of image: H.A. Ogden [artist inscription] recto, below image: COPYRIGHT 1897, BY THE WOOLFALL COMPANY / THE PEOPLE'S STANDARD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES / FEDERAL UNIFORMS DURING THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865

Subjects

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

chromolithograph

Class

prints

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.

Related Source

See item # 1061

ID

1063

Digital ID

FVW_01063

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.

Federal Uniforms During the Civil War 1861-1865 (from the People's Standard History of the United States)

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