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Struggle on a Bridge During the Retreat from Manassas

Date: 07 1861
Description: Etching of a battle scene during the retreat from Manassas. Originally published by Virtue & Company Publishers of New York.
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"The Battle of Baton Rouge, LA. Aug 4th 1862."

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Description: A large color lithograph with caption of the battle in progress.
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Bridge of Steamboats

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Description: A fleet of steamboats used by General Joseph Bailey of the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry constructing a bridge across the Atchafalaya passage of General Banks' ...
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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: Currier & Ives lithograph of the fall of Richmond, April 2, 1865.
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Confederate Ammunition Warehouse Explosion

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Description: A large lithograph of the most immediate of the tragic results of the civil war in Mobile, Alabama, which was the great explosion of May 25, 1865. Federal ...
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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.
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The Carondelet

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Description: A woodcut of "The Carondelet, leading Logan's supply fleet, running the blockade at Vicksburg."
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Battle of Grand Gulf

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Description: A halftone lithograph of the Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
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Battle of Mobile Bay

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

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

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Description: Sinking of the "Albemarle." Lieut. Cushing (?) torpedoing the ALBEMARLE.
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Prison for Confederate Soldiers at Rock Island

Date: 1864
Description: Aerial view, probably from a lithograph, of the prison for Confederate soldiers at Rock Island.
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At The Spring

Date: 1863
Description: "At the Spring," a woodcut illustration from McElroy's "Andersonville: Story of Southern Prisons."
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Fortress Monroe

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Description: The old fortifications at Fort Monroe, built to defend Hampton Roads and the mouth of the James River. Jefferson Davis was imprisoned here from 1865 to 186...
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You Are Lost

Date: 1860
Description: Uncle Sam, labeled "NORTH," is holding a Union flag out to a man who has fallen off of a dock loaded with provisions. The dock has cannons along its front ...
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Jefferson Davis on a Tightrope

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis walks a tightrope over a waterfall heading toward the side of a cliff on which is the Capitol building, a soldier, and the Union flag. Behi...
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A Fireman Zouave Putting Out Secession

Date: 1860
Description: A Zouave fireman spraying a person in bed clothes in the face with a fire hose. Smoke is billowing in the background. Caption below reads, "A Fireman Zouav...
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The Union Armada

Date: 1860
Description: A Union sailor and King Neptune stand inside a sea shell that is floating on the ocean. Between them appears a decorative circle with the Union Armada in i...
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Union Man Fishing in Secession Pond

Date: 1860
Description: A man dressed in a blue jacket and light blue trousers fishes in a "SECESSION POND." He is sitting on the Union flag. His fishing line has a Union flag on ...
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Jeff and His Pet

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, wearing his nightshirt with rumpled hair, is recoiling from a large snake. The snake's tongue is touching Davis' nose. A marsh appears in ...

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