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Creator Role
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Description
Reproduction of Currier & Ives: ""The Battle Of Petersburg, Va..."" From Portfolio #8 of an 8 portfolio set: ""Currier & Ives...Engravings For The People Of The Civil War."" This is a color reproduction print that depicts Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant attacking General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army at the battle of Petersburg in Virginia on April 2nd 1865.
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 Petersburg, VA April 2nd 1865./ This great and decisive Battle was fought on Sunday between the Union Heroes under Gen. Grant and the Rebel hosts under Lee; resulting in the total overthrow/ of the traitors, and the capture of both Petersburg and Richmond, with vast amounts of war material, and an estimated loss to the rebels of 15,000 killed/ and wounded, and 25,000 prisoners, while the total Union loss is placed at less than 7000.
Subjects
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 525.1-525.7
ID
525.5
Digital ID
FVW_00525.5
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.