Title

The Capture Of Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2nd 1864.

Creator

Currier and Ives

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Capture Of Atlanta, Georgia..."" From Portfolio #7 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction which depicts the battle of Atlanta on September 2nd 1864. Union Forces under General William Tecumseh Sherman are depicted advancing toward Atlanta.

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 Capture Of Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2nd 1864./ By the Union Army, under Major Gen. Sherman/ On the 30th August, the Union Army, by the masterly strategy"

Subjects

Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Atlanta Campaign, 1864

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 524.1-524.7

ID

524.6

Digital ID

FVW_00524.6

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.