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Creator Role
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Description
Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""Capture And Fall Of Charleston, S.C..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print that depicts the Union capture of Charleston, South Carolina on February 18th 1865. The American flag is depicted being waved over the partially destroyed fortification.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
10 3/4 X 15 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper; engraving (printing process)
Inscription
recto bottom center: " Capture And Fall Of Charleston, S. C. Feb 18th 1865./ In consequence of the triumphant march of Gen. Sherman through the State of South Carolina, Charleston was flanked, and the Rebels after a four years reign of treason/ were compelled to evacuate it..."
Subjects
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Work Type
color print--reproduction (derivative object)
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
Objects 525.1-525.7
ID
525.4
Digital ID
FVW_00525.4
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.