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Creator Role
artist engraver publisher
Description
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Shiloh. In the scene, General Grant rides his horse as Confederate soldiers flee the cavalry charge. In the foreground, a tattered flag is held by a fallen soldier. The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the Civil War's Western Theater, and is considered one of the bloodiest battles in American history, resulting in over twenty-three thousand collective casualties.
Description Source
National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/shil/learn/historyculture/shiloh-history.htm (accessed June 25, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
9 X 11 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper steel engraving
Inscription
Recto, below image: F.O.C. Darley. / W. Ridgway. / BATTLE OF SHILOH, TENN. / CHARGE OF GENERAL GRANT. / Virtue, Yorston & Co. Publishers, N.Y.
Subjects
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Work Type
Engraving
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.
ID
1310
Digital ID
FVW_01310
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.