The Great Naval Victory in Mobile Bay August 5th 1864

Creator

Currier and Ives

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Great Naval Victory In Mobile Bay..."" From Portfolio #7 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction which depicts the battle of Mobile Bay on August 5th 1864. Union forces under Admiral David Farragut defeated the Confederate forces which included the Iron Clad Ram Tennessee.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

10 3/4 X 15 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto bottom center: "The Great Naval Victory in Mobile Bay August 5th 1864./ The vessels comprising Admiral Farragut's Fleet, having silenced Fort Morgan and the Water-batteries by their..."

Subjects

Mobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864 Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns

Work Type

color print--reproduction (derivative object)

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

Objects 524.1-524.7

ID

524.4

Digital ID

FVW_00524.4

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.