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Battle of Atlanta — Cyclorama Building, Atlanta, Ga.

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Description: Color postcard of a section of the cyclorama painting "Battle of Atlanta" executed by painters under Wilhem Wehner in the 1880s. This scene shows the fight...
Print

The Final Charge at Winchester

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Description: Color lithograph of the final charge at Winchester.
Print

Sheridan's Ride, an incident of the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia

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Description: "Sheridan's Ride, an incident of the Battle of Cedar Creek, Va." Lithograph after a painting by Thulstrup, printed by L. Prang & Company, Boston, 1886.
Drawing

The Siege of Petersburg

Date: 1865
Description: The siege of Petersburg, VA, April 2-9, 1965. From a sketch by James Kiness.
Print

Attack Upon Roanoke Island

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Description: Etching of the "Attack upon Roanoke Island" by troops landing from naval vessels, after a painting by Chappel.
Print

"Capture of Fort Fisher"

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Description: "Capture of Fort Fisher." A color lithograph published by L. Prang & Co., Boston.
Print

Sinking of the "Albemarle"

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Description: Sinking of the "Albemarle." Lieut. Cushing (?) torpedoing the ALBEMARLE.
Painting

Painting of 'The Charge of the New Market Cadets'

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Description: A painting of 'The Charge of the New Market Cadets' by West Clinedinst (Clinedienst). The work commemorates the Battle of New Market that took place on May...
Photograph

Three Views of the Indian Massacre

Date: 1862
Description: A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a...
Print

Grand Victorious 'Return' March of the Rebels

Date: 1860
Description: Four Union soldiers chasing four Confederate soldiers. The Union soldiers have a Union flag, a cannon and rifles with bayonets. The four Confederate soldie...
Print

When Thus Our Hosts Go Proudly Forth, Let Foes Beware the Spirit of the North!

Date: 1860
Description: A youthful looking Zouave soldier has a knife in his right hand and the Union flag in his left. A battlefield with explosions is behind him. The verse bel...
Print

Poor Old Simple Virginia

Date: 1860
Description: An old woman, stooped over and holding a cane, has Union soldiers ("NORTH" on the left) and Confederate soldiers ("SOUTH" on the right) climbing ladders to...
Print

Capture of Fort Henry

Date: 02 22 1862
Description: Engraved illustration for the story titled: "The Capture of Fort Henry". The drawing is of a gun-deck of a Mississippi gun boat.
Book or Pamphlet

Battle of Hoke’s Run

Date: 07 27 1861
Description: The caption with the image states, "Battle of Hoke's Run-Col. Starkweather with his Wisconsin Regiment deploying as skirmishers." The Battle of Hoke's Run ...
Book or Pamphlet

Iowa Regiment at Fort Donelson

Date: 03 15 1862
Description: Engraved Illustration for the story titled: "The Fight at Fort Donelson". The illustration shows the Second Iowa Volunteers regiment attacking Confederate ...
Painting

Civil War Soldier on the Ground with Rifle

Date: 1886
Description: Oil painting of a Confederate Civil War soldier on the ground holding a rifle, created as a preliminary study for the Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg...
Drawing

A Battle as Seen by the Reserve

Date: 12 17 1862
Description: Illustration depicting a battle. In the foreground injured soldiers are gathered on and around the porch and yard of a house. In the background are columns...
Print

Free Men of Color and Choctaw Indian Volunteers at New Orleans

Date: 1982
Description: "The painting shows the Choctaws and a mixed group of Major Daquin's Battalion of Free Men of Color. The latter were mostly attired in civilian clothes bec...
Print

Battle of New Orleans

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Description: Engraving of the Battle of New Orleans by Hall after W. Momberger. The Battle took place in January 1815 at the end of the War of 1812. American Forces wer...
Photograph

Trucks and Jeeps at Saidor Landing

Date: 01 02 1944
Description: At 8:30 am, military vehicles pour off of the LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and along the beach at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Doyle's ca...

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