Authors

Contributor

Frank and Virginia Williams

Description

This is a black and white illustration of Silas Horton Stringham, an officer of the United States Navy who commanded the Atlantic Blockading Squadron at the beginning of the American Civil War. Stringham is depicted as wearing a double breasted military uniform with a belt, shoulder boards, and black tie. The artist and engraver are listed along the bottom edge of the illustration. Stringham's signature is depicted as "S. H. Stringham" with the caption "Rear-Adm. S. H. Stringham, U. S. N" below the illustration. This illustration is from volume five 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

Stringham, Silas Horton, 1798 – 1876

Object Type

image

Format (original)

illustration

Format (digital)

JPG

Digital ID

FVW_NH_V5_S-H-Stringham_001

Source

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 49

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.

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