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Creator Role
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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
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
525.3
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.