Title

Return of a Raiding Party from Pennsylvania (from Confederate War Etchings)

Creator

Adalbert John Volck

Files

Creator Role

printmaker

Description

In the etching, the results of a Confederate cavalry raid are shown. The raid was apparently successful because soldiers are shown leading several heads of livestock, including cattle and pigs. A wagon train is also shown in the background.

Description Source

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/return-raiding-party-pennsylvania (accessed June 19, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

1861

Latest

1865

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1861-1876

Measurement

8 X 10 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

etching on paper

Inscription

Recto, above image at left: 13

Subjects

Confederate States of America--History; Propaganda, Confederate

Work Type

Print

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

4842

Digital ID

FVW_04842.13

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.