THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER
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Creator Role
Engraver
Description
Steel engraving: ""The Attack on Fort Sumter."" In the foreground, several soliders are depicted both loading and firing cannons. There are also several soliders depicted lying on the ground wounded. In the background, Fort Sumter is depicted as being heavily damaged with smoke coming out.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1878
Measurement
7 3/8 X 9 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
lithographic engraving (printing process)
Inscription
recto, bottom: "THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER"
Subjects
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Siege, 1861; Sieges--South Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Work Type
lithographic engravings (prints)
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.
Related Source
Prints removed from Our Country: A Household History for All Readers etc. MSU Special collections: E178.L896 1879 v.3
ID
1342
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.