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Creator Role
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Description
Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Spotsylvania, Va..."" From Portfolio #7 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" A color reproduction print that depicts Union forces under General George Meade attacking Confederate forces at the battle of Spottsylvania in Virginia on May 12th 1864.
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 Battle of Spotsylvania, VA May 12th 1864./ In this Battle, the "Army of the Potomac," after some of the severest fighting ever recorded in history, achieved the greatest victory of the war. In the word their commander Gen. Meade..."
Subjects
Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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
524.1
Digital ID
FVW_00524.1
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.