Title

Action of the Gunboats at Memphis

Creator

Johnson and Miles
Alonzo Chappel

Files

Creator Role

publishers copyrighters painter

Description

The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Memphis. Several boats fill a smoke-filled waterway. The engraving is printed in black ink on off-white paper. The print is torn at the top and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1877

Measurement

7 3/8 X 9 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper steel engraving

Inscription

recto, below image: ACTION OF THE GUNBOATS AT MEMPHIS.

Subjects

Gunboats; Memphis, Battle of, Memphis, Tenn., 1862; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

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

1307

Digital ID

FVW_01307

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.