Title

Fort Pillow

Creator

Illustrated London News

Files

Creator Role

Publisher

Description

Steel engraving: ""Fort Pillow."" In the forground, there is a series of earthen forts or mounds. There is also a depiction of a large river. In the center, there is three soliders and two ships. One of the soliders is standing next to an American flag.

Description Source

The British Newspaper Archive, accessible at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?NewspaperTitle=Illustrated+London+News&BasicSearch=fort+pillow, accessed on February 18th 2020.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1862

Measurement

6 1/4 X 9 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

lithographic engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto, bottom center: "FORT PILLOW"

Subjects

Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Military campaigns

Work Type

lithographic engravings (prints)

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.

Related Source

Removed from Cassell�s History of the United States, volume 3.

ID

1329

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.