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Description

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Bombardment And Capture Of Fort Fisher, N.C..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print that depicts Union troops attacking Fort Fisher in North Carolina on January 15th 1865. The Union troops are depicted advancing up an embankment while Confederate forces return fire.

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: "The Bombardment And Capture Of Fort Fisher, N. C. Jan. 15th 1865./ Both the Army and Navy were engaged in this great exploit, the most terrific of its kind on record. The Iron clads and Frigate under command of Rear Admiral Porter..."

Subjects

Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865 Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Capture, 1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

color print--reproduction (derivative object)

Class

prints

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

525.3

Digital ID

FVW_00525.3

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.

The Bombardment And Capture Of Fort Fisher, North Carolina Jan. 15th 1865.

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