This class includes prints from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty first centuries. Many prints are in color while others are black and white.
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Battle of Wilson's Creek - Fall of Gen. Lyon
Henry Bryan Hall and Felix Octavius Carr Darley
The black and white engraving features an scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Several men are shown fighting on a crowded, smoky battle field. A horse, carrying a rider, stands prominently in the center. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink. It appears to have been taken from a copy of John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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Federal Uniforms During the Civil War 1861-1865 (from the People's Standard History of the United States)
Henry Alexand er Ogden
The chromolithograph features a color image of a group of men dressed in Union uniforms. Five of the men sit on horseback, while two men are shown standing in the foreground. In the background, a line of soldiers is pictured. Above them on a hill, soldiers fire cannons off into the distance. At the top of the image, three coins are shown that depict the following three men: William T. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and Phillip H. Sheridan. At the bottom right corner, a blue shield illustrating various corps badges is also pictured.
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A. Lincoln Steel Engraving
Alonzo Chappel and Johnson, Fry and Co.
The hand-colored engraving features a seated Abraham Lincoln holding a copy of the Constitution of the United States. Beneath his proper left foot are torn Southern Confederacy documents.
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Battle of Chicamaug Lt. Van Pelt Defending His Battery
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Thomas Nast
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Chickamauga. Lt. Van Pelt is shown standing by a cannon across from a line of Confederate soldiers. Union soldiers cover him from behind. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have be torn from a bound volume.
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John Tyler Seated Portrait
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The colored engraving features a full-bodied seated portrait of John Tyler. He is seated at a desk and holding a book. The portrait is printed on off-white paper and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.
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Battle of Rich Mountain
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Rich Mountain. Union soldiers stand with guns pointed behind a protective fence as Confederate soldiers approach from a smoky fog. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink.
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Reverdy Johnson Portrait
Johnson Publishing and Engraving Company
The colored engraving features a seated portrait of Reverdy Johnson from the waist up. It is printed on off-white paper. Johnson served as Mary Surratt's defense attorney in 1865.
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Attack on Fort Wagner
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Thomas Nast
The black and white steel engraving features a battle scene from the Battle of Morris Island, which took place at Fort Wagner, South Carolina in 1863. The image depicts men fighting on either side of a fallen barrier wall. An American flag, held by a soldier, is featured at the center of the image. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter
J. W. Watts
The black and white steel engraving features an image of Fort Sumter under attack. Smoke billows from its windows and top. Gun fire can be seen hitting the surrounding water. The engraving is printed in black in on white paper.
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General Taylor at Monterey
Alonzo Chappel; William Wellstood; and Johnson, Fry and Co.
The steel engraving features an image of General Taylor mounted on horseback along with four other military officers (three on horseback). The group looks over a hillside at other soldiers in the distance. The image is engraved in black ink on white paper.
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500,000 More
The small, green-hued card features an engraved illustration of a seated baboon in blue ink. Lines of text appear below the image.
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View of the Capitol at Washington
C. J. Bentley, William H. Bartlett, and George Virtue
The the hand-colored steel engraving features an outdoor scene in front of the United States Capitol. In the foreground, carriages and groups of people are shown along a road leading to the Capitol. Various trees and buildings line the road. At the center of the background, the Capitol building is depicted. The engraving originally appeared in a publication by N.P. Willis's American Scenery. This particular copy was enclosed in a wooden frame sealed with masking tape but was removed for preservation.
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Capture of New Orleans - Attack on Fort Phillip
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Capture of New Orleans. The scene takes place on water, and several water crafts and smoke fill the scene. The engraving is printed on white paper with black ink. The engraving appears to have been taken from a bound volume. (Possibly from Everett A. Duyckinck's History of the War for the Union: Civil, Military and Naval.)
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Attack at Chantilly - Death of Gen. Stevens
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Chantilly, where General Isaac Ingalls Stevens perished. A lifeless Stevens lies propped on the arm of another soldier. An American flag is held in his proper left hand. The engraving is printed on off-white paper.
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Col. Edward D. Baker
John Chester Buttre
The colored engraving features a vignette portrait of Edward D. Baker from the waist up. He is dressed in what is presumably the uniform he wore during the United States Civil War. The engraving is printed on off-white paper that appears to be torn from a bound volume.
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Battle of Cedar Mountain
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Several soldiers are shown fighting in a dark forest. Some soldiers and horses are shown fallen on the forest floor. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been torn from a bound volume.
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Confederate Uniforms - Civil War 1861-1865
J. Steeple Davis
The chromolithograph features a color image of five men dressed in Confederate uniforms. Two of the men sit on horseback, while the remaining three stand. In the background, natural vegetation as well as a Confederate fort are pictured. At the top of the fort's wall, a Confederate soldier is pictured standing next to a Confederate flag. At the image's top, three coins are shown that depict the following three men: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Joseph E. Johnston. To the coin's left, the first national flag of the Confederate States of America with 13 stars is shown. To the right, the Lone Star Flag of Texas is pictured. The image appears to have been removed from an unidentified bound volume.
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Action Between the Kearsarge and Alabama
Farrell and Son
The black and white engraving depicts the USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama fighting, presumably at the Battle of Cherbourg. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink. The engraving appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Charles Wilkes Seated Portrait
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The colored engraving features a full-length portrait of Charles Wilkes. Wilkes is seated at a table. His proper right hand rests on a pile of papers while his proper left holds a sword. The engraving is printed on off-white paper that appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Your Friend Forever A. Lincoln Portrait
H.B. Halls and Sons
The black and white steel engraving features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the chest up. It is engraved on off-white paper.
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New Bern
William Momberger and George Edward Perine
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of New Bern. Several soldiers fight on foot, and several American flags can be seen. More soldiers are pictured in the background. The image appears to be taken from a copy of John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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Battle of Mill Creek
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Alonzo Chappel
The black and white steel engraving features a scene from the Battle of Mill Springs. Soldiers are shown fighting in a smoky, wooded area. The engraving is printed on off-white paper with black ink.
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New Bern
William Momberger and J. C. McRae
The black and white steel engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of New Bern. Several soldiers fight on foot, and several American flags can be seen. More soldiers are pictured in the background. The image appears to be taken from a copy of John S. C. Abbott's The History of the Civil War in America.
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Battle of Lookout Mountain
Johnson, Fry and Co. and Thomas Nast
The black and white engraving depicts a scene from the Battle of Lookout Mountain. Union soldiers are shown climbing rough terrain to face the Confederate army. The image is printed on off-white paper with black ink and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
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Civil War Gunboat
The black and white engraving depicts an image of a Union Civil War-era gun boat, similar to the city-class gunboat design. It is shown on water with cannons drawn. Another boat behind it has been demolished in an attack. The print appears in black in and on off-white paper.