Title

The Official Currier & Ives Civil War Card Set

Creator

Freedom Press
Currier and Ives

Files

Creator Role

issuer printers

Description

A set of 16 picture cards. This is a limited edition set, numbered 56 of 6,000. Cards depict Abraham Lincoln and Civil War-related images. 1. The Republican Banner for 1869 2. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President Served 1861-65 Assassinated April 15 1865 3. The Bombardment of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor, South Carolina April 12th 1861 4. The Lexington of 1861 5. The Storming of Fort Donelson, Tennessee February 15th 1862 6. Terrific Combat Between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 10 Guns 7. Bombardment and Capture of Island "Number Ten" 8. The Mississippi in Time of War 9. The Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi 10. The Battle of Fairoaks, Virginia May 31st 1862 11. The Gallant Charge of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts (colored) Regiment 12. The Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee November 25th & 25th [sic] 1863 13. The Battle of Spottsylvania, Virginia May 12 1864 14. The Battle of Jonesboro, George September 1st 1864 15. The Fall of Richmond Virginia on the night of April 2nd 1865 16. The Funeral of President Lincoln, New York April 25th 1865

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1994

Measurement

2 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches

Subjects

Currier & Ives

Work Type

collecting cards

Class

Ephemera

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

4902.116

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.