Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This is a black and white illustration of Irwin McDowell, a career American army officer who is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War. McDowell is depicted as wearing a military uniform with shoulder boards on each shoulder. McDowell's signature is depicted beneath the illustration. This illustration is from volume four of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
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.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
McDowell, Irwin, 1818 – 1885
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V4_Irwin-McDowell_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 4
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
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.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration, Irwin McDowell" (1890). Images. 183.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/183