Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Artifacts | Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana

Artifacts

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana consists of approximately 12,000 artifacts, statuary, prints, paintings, broadsides, ephemera, photographs, philately, collectibles/miniatures, and numismatics. Materials are housed in 20 map case drawers, 30 cartons, and a variety of loose statuary, prints, and paintings. The collection also includes nearly 100 original manuscripts and the Claude Simmons collection which consists of approximately 12 bankers boxes of Lincoln related materials and scrapbooks. There are also approximately 15,000 books, journals, and pamphlets separated into two collections: the Lincoln Book Collection and the Civil War/Collateral Book Collection.

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The Battle Of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Aug. 4th 1862

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Baton Rouge, La..."" From Portfolio #4 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print that depicts the Confederate forces, under General John C. Breckinridge attacking Union forces at the Battle of New Orleans on August 4th 1862.
The Battle Of Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19th 1864.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Cedar Creek, Va..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" This is a color reproduction print that depicts General Philip Sheridan's forces attacking the Confederate forces under the command of General Jubal Early during the battle of Cedar Creek in October of 1864.
The Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee November 24th and 25th 1863.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Chattanooga, Tenn..."" From Portfolio #6 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A reproduction color print that depicts Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Braxton Bragg fighting at the battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee on November 24th-25th 1863.
The Battle Of Chickamauga, Georgia

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Chickamauga, Geo..."" From Portfolio #6 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print that depicts the Confederate forces under Generals Braxton Bragg, James Longstreet and others, attacking Union forces at the battle of Chickamuaga in Georgia on September 3rd 1863.
The Battle Of Fair Oaks, Virginia, VA May 31st 1862.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Fair Oaks, Va..."" From Portfolio #3 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" This is a color print that depicts General George McClellan leading the Army of the Potomac against Confederate forces at the Battle of Fair Oaks.
The Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3, 1863

Currier and Ives

The hand-colored lithograph depicts a scene from the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Confederate battle lines are featured at the image's left, while Union forces are shown on the right. Canons are shown firing toward the Confederate army. This copy of the lithograph has the border edges removed and has been adhered to a wooden plaque. The title information has been pasted to the plaque's verso. The documentary information that originally appeared beneath the image does not survive.
The Battle Of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 3rd 1863.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Gettysburg, Pa..."" From Portfolio #5 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts the battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania on July 3rd 1863. Union forces are depicted advancing on Confederate forces.
The Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia Sept. 1st 1864

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Jonesboro, 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 Jonesboro in Georgia on September 1st 1864. A cannon is also shown in the right side of the image. Union forces are shown in the left side of the image.
The Battle of Newbern, N. C. March 14th 1862.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle of Newbern, N.C..."" From Portfolio #2 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print which depicts Union soldiers advancing on retreating Confederate at the Battle of Newbern, NC on March 14th 1862.
The Battle Of Petersburg, Virginia April 2nd 1865

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Petersburg, Va..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" This is a color reproduction print that depicts Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant attacking General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army at the battle of Petersburg in Virginia on April 2nd 1865.
The Battle of Pittsburgh, Tennessee

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Pittsburgh, Tenn..."" From Portfolio #3 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print which depicts General Ulysses S. Grant leading troops at the Battle of Pittsburgh. Union troops are depicted advancing on the Confederate position.
The Battle Of Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17th 1862.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Sharpsburg, Md..."" From Portfolio #4 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" The color reproduction print that depicts the battle of Sharpsburg in Maryland on September 17th 1862. Union forces are depicted advancing on the Confederate forces.
The Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia May 12th 1864

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Spotsylvania, Va..."" From Portfolio #7 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts Union forces under General George Meade attacking Confederate forces at the battle of Spottsylvania in Virginia on May 12th 1864.
The Battle of The Wilderness, Virginia May 5th & 6th 1864.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of The Wilderness, Va..."" From Portfolio #6 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print which Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's forces attack Confederate forces solider the command of General Robert E. Lee.
The Body of the Martyr President, Abraham Lincoln

Currier and Ives

The lithograph depicts a scene from the Abraham Lincoln mourning ceremony in New York's City Hall. Lincoln's body is prominently on display in the rotunda of City Hall as viewers file past. Black curtains drape the scene. A series of mourning ceremonies took place following the death of Lincoln, which occurred over the course of three weeks at fourteen locations:Albany, Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Harrisburg, Indianapolis, Michigan City (Indiana), New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. (White House and Capitol) before arriving in Springfield, Illinois on May 3rd.
The Bombardment And Capture Of Fort Fisher, North Carolina Jan. 15th 1865.

Currier and Ives

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.
The Bombardment And Capture Of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. January 11th 1863

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Bombardment And Capture Of Fort Hindman, Arkansas..."" From Portfolio #5 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts the battle of Fort Hindman on January 11th 1863. The Union ships were commanded by Read Admiral D D. Porter and Major General John A. McClernand.
The Capture Of Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 2nd 1864.

Currier and Ives

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.
The Fall of Richmond VA on the Night of April 2nd 1865.

Currier and Ives

The color lithograph depicts the Fall of Richmond, when Grant overtook the city in April 1865. During the event, Jefferson Davis, his cabinet, and other Confederate defenders fled the city on the Richmond and Danville railroad. In the image, the city is shown from the river. Multiple fires blaze throughout the city as a long train of coaches, horses, and soldiers evacuate over the bridge.
The Fall Of Richmond, Virginia on the Night of April 2nd 1865

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Fall Of Richmond, Va..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" This is a color reproduction print that depicts the destruction of the city of Richmond, Virginia on April 2nd 1865.
The Funeral Of President Lincoln, New York, April 25th 1865 Passing Union Square, Currier & Ives

Currier and Ives

Lithograph depicting Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession that took place in New York. The New York public viewing of Lincoln's body took place on April 24 and 25, 1865. In the image, soldiers are shown walking in the street on foot. Sixteen horses are shown pulling Lincoln's funeral car. Both the horses and car are adorned with black cloth.
The Gallant Charge Of The Fifty Fourth Massachusetts (Colored) Regiment

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Gallant Charge Of The Fifty Fourth Massachusetts (Colored) Regiment..."" From Portfolio #6 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color print that depicts the 54th Massachusetts regiment advancing on Confederate forces during a battle on July 18th 1863.
The Great Battle Of Murfreesboro, Tennessee January 2nd 1863.

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Great Battle Of Murfreesboro, Tenn..."" From Portfolio #5 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts General William Rosecrans's Union forces attacking the Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg.
The Great Fight At Charleston, South Carolina April 7th 1863

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Great Fight At Charleston, S.C..."" From Portfolio #5 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts the First Battle of Charleston Harbor in Charleston, South Carolina on April 7th 1863.
The Great Naval Victory in Mobile Bay August 5th 1864

Currier and Ives

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Great Naval Victory In Mobile Bay..."" 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 Mobile Bay on August 5th 1864. Union forces under Admiral David Farragut defeated the Confederate forces which included the Iron Clad Ram Tennessee.