Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This black and white illustration is of Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general who served the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. Lee is depicted in profile wearing a dark suit with brass stars on the collar, a dark tie, and a white shirt. The artist's name is named along the bottom edge of the illustration. Lee's signature is depicted beneath the illustration. This illustration is from volume six 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
Lee, Robert E., 1807 – 1870
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V6_R-E-Lee_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 6
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, Robert E. Lee" (1890). Images. 325.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/325