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123.55 The
Flight of President Jefferson Davis and his staff, April 3, 1865, by The
Illustrated London News, London
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President
Jefferson Davis, CSA and his staff move south through Georgia,
five days before his capture. Print measures approximately
(10.0" x 14.3") excluding the matte. $90. ($10.50
shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.61 The
Attack on Fort Fisher near Wilmington, NC, January 15, 1865, by The
Illustrated London News, London
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The final
attack by the Federal forces on the Confederate installation.
The fall of Fort Fisher effectively bottled up the port of
Wilmington ... the principal southern port for the
blockade-runners. Print measures approximately (10.1" x
14.2") excluding the matte. $80. ($10.50 shipping /
handling / ins.) |
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123.62 The
Siege of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, January 1862, by
The Illustrated London News, London
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Early in
1862 Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough and B.Gen Ambrose E.
Burnside led a sea and land force into North Carolina. Shown
here is the 9th New York (Hawkin’s Zouaves) and the
21st Massachusetts taking the Confederate fieldwork
on Roanoke Island. The print measures approximately (10.3" x
14.1') excluding the matte. $80. ($10.50 shipping /
handling / ins.) |
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123.63 General of
the Army George McClellan, December 1861, by The Illustrated London News,
London
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Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Forces, Major General George
McClellan. Print measures approximately (9.5" x 14.6")
excluding the matte. $50. ($10.50 shipping / handling /
ins.) |
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123.64 Union
General Blenker’s Division surprised by Confederate Calvary at Anandale,
Virginia, 1861, by The Illustrated London News, London
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Confederate calvary of Jeb Stuart’s surprise an advanced
post of Union troops at Anandale (Annandale), Virginia. Print
measures approximately (9.7" x 14.3") excluding the matte.
$70. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.71 View of
Chattanooga from the Confederate lines viewing the Union fortifications,
December 1863, by The Illustrated London News, London
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Confederate battery atop Lookout Mountain with the Federal
fortifications below. Two prints in one. $90. ($10.50
shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.72 General
Howlett’s battery on the James River, Virginia Engaging the Federal Iron
Clads, October 1864, by The Illustrated London News, London
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Confederate battery in the foreground prepares to fire on
Union Iron Clads approaching on the James River.
$80. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.74 Union
Punishment Camp, November 1861, by The Illustrated London News, London
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Detailed
sketch of Union troops in various forms of camp punishment.
$50. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.75 New
York City Riots July 1863 Burning the Provost Marshal’s Office, by The
illustrated London, News, London
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The riots
of New York City were captured in this sketch of the burring
of a Federal office building. $70. ($10.50 shipping /
handling / ins.) |
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123.79 Federal
Army Advancing on the Abandoned Confederate Positions at
Centerville, Virginia, April 1862, by The Illustrated London
News, London
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A
panoramic view with the Federal forces advancing on the
burning fortifications at Centerville,
Virginia. $70. ($10.50
shipping/handling /ins.) |
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123.81 The War
Excitement in New York City, May 1861, by The Illustrated London News,
London
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Captured
in this wood block engraving is a call-to-arms notice in
front of a New York City fire house. $50. ($10.50
shipping/handling / ins.) |
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123.82 The
Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 11, 1862, by The Illustrated
London News, London
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General
Burnside’s forces are seen moving toward Fredericksburg with
fires burning in the city and Lee’s army on the heights
beyond. $90. ($10.50 shipping / handling ins.) |
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123.84 J. P. Usher,
c1906 publication
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J. P.
Usher was the Secretary of the Interior in the Lincoln
Administration. Signed in the engraving. $20. ($3.50
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123.87 David Ross
Locke, c1906 publication
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Born in
Vestal, New York Locke, in 1856, took up journalism with the
Findlay Jeffersonian, a small Ohio town newspaper.
In this position, the ardent abolitionist created a column
entitled “Petroleum V. Nasby”; the “V” standing for
“Vesuvius”. When the Civil War broke out, Locke’s Nasby
letters became an instant success. He met and befriended
Thomas Nast who developed a cartoon after his friends
“Nasby” letters. President Lincoln was known to have
postponed his cabinet meetings in order that he could read
the letters aloud. It is said that General Grant called
Nasby “the fourth arm of the service”. The litho print is
signed in the engraving. $25. ($3.50 Shipping /
Handling / Ins.) |
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123.91
Views of Port Royal - Camp of Vieles Brigade, Fort Weees, Pets of the 47th
New York, Mary Curtis, and Street in Beaufort with Contraband Loaded, 1863,
by Harper’s Weekly, New York
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A collogue of
wood block engravings depicting various scenes in and around
Port Royal, South Carolina. $50. ($10.50
shipping / handling / ins.)
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123.92 Major Robert Anderson , former Commandant of Fort Sumter,
Charleston, South Carolina, May 1861, by The Illustrated London News,
London
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Major Anderson
was the commanding officer at Fort Sumter when the
Confederacy fired on the fort. Anderson was well thought of
by the southerners and was allowed to leave the fort with
his colors. $50. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)
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123.93 The
Illustrated London News (cover page), Saturday, December 5, 1863
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During the Civil
War most of the newspaper coverage of the Confederate side
came from the Illustrated London News. This is the cover
page with a full wood block engraving of Confederate
sharpshooter firing on a Federal supply train on the
Tennessee River. The page, excluding the matte, measures
approximately (11.2" x 16.2"). $50. ($10.50 shipping
/ handling / ins.)
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123.94 Two Views: Position of the Union Flotilla on the Mississippi
and Colonel Fitch and the 46th Indiana Volunteers Taking the
Bayonet Confederate Battery, Ft. St. Charles, White River, Arkansas, 1862,
by The Illustrated London News, London
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Confederate
troops in the foreground defend their battery from Union
charge at Fort St. Charles. $50. ($10.50 shipping /
handling / ins.)
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123.95
Three illustrations: View of Richmond - Iron-Car Battery on the Philadelphia
Railway - Winan’s Steam Battery Invented by Dickinson, 1861, The Illustrated
London News, London
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The wood block
engravings and supporting text discuss the capture of the
Union Steam Gun during its trip from the Baltimore
locomotive works to Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. $60.
($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)
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123.96 Union
Paddlewheel Steamers at dock along the Mississippi, 1863, by Harper’s
Weekly, New York
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Union troops
boarding the steamship New Uncle Sam and the
Yankey at Cairo, Ill. for the trip down the Mississippi.
$50. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)
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123.97 General of the Army Winfield
Scott, 1862, by Johnson Fry & Co., Publishers, New York
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General Winfield
Scott commanded the Union Army during the Civil War, shown
seated reviewing a battlefield map. The print measures
approximately (5.6" x 7.9"). $50 ($3.50 shipping /
handling / ins.) |
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123.98 Last Stand Made by the
Federal’s at First Battle of Manassas - View from the West of Richmond
Capital of the Confederate States, Nov. 18, 1862, by The Illustrated London
News, London
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Two prints on one
sheet. This dramatic view of the first battle of Manassas
is in stark contrast to the bottom print of a tranquil
Richmond. The print measures approximately (15.5" x 21.1")
excluding the matte. $90. ($10.50
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123.99 Bringing in the Federal
Wounded After the Skirmish at Lewinsville, Va, c1861, by The Illustrated
London News, London
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Two Union
officers tip their hats as several wounded soldiers are lead
away to receive care. The print measures approximately
(10.7" x 15.2"), excluding the matte. $50.
($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.100
Confederates Trapping a Boat’s Crew of the Potomac Fleet - Viaduct on the
Lime Branch of the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway, c1861, by The Illustrated
London News, London
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Two prints on one
sheet. A dramatic sketch of a Union Navy boat crew being
shot at from the shore. The second print illustrates the
Lancaster and Carlisle train passing over the Lime Branch
viaduct. The prints overall size measures approximately
(14.3" x 9.5") excluding the matte.. $50. ($10.50
shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.101 Position of the Water
Batteries at Fort Pillow - Main Battery at Fort Pillow, on the Mississippi,
July 1862, by The illustrated London News, London
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Two prints on one
sheet. The first print shows the Federal batteries at Ft.
Pillow on the Mississippi after the evacuation with Union
gun boats on the river. The second print illustrates the
main battery of the fort after the Confederates evacuated
the facility on June 5th. The prints overall
measurement is (14.6" x 9.7") excluding the matte.
$50. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.102 The Battle of Chickamauga -
The wounding of General Hood, 1863, by The Illustrated London News, London
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A dramatic sketch
of the battle of Chickamauga with Confederate General Hood
being wounded while on horseback. The Confederate forces
are shown with their battle flag. The print measures
approximately (7.3" x 9.5") excluding the matte. $60.
($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.103 Union
Baggage and Gun Carriages of the Army of the Potomac, 1863, by
The Illustrated London News, London
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Wood block
engraving of a Union gun carriage in deep mud as a wagon
train moves past. The print measures approximately (9.4" x
13.9") excluding the matte. $50. ($10.50 shipping /
handing / ins.) |
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123.104 Fort
Wagner, Charleston Harbour - Morning After, July 1863, by The
Illustrated London News, London
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The scene is the
ditch on the southern slope of Fort Wagner the morning after
the failed Union attack. A group of Confederate officer view
the carnage. The print measures approximately (7.2" x 9.5")
excluding the matte. $50. ($10.50 shipping /
handing / ins.) |
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123.106 Interior
of Fort Lafayette, New York - Camp of Confederate Prisoners at
Elmira, New York, 1865, by The Illustrated London News, London
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This is a double
page print. At the top is the interior of Fort Lafayette,
New York Harbour with black workers in the foreground and a
gathering of Union Officers. The second print is the
Confederate prisoner of war camp at Elmira, New York. The
print measures approximately (14.5" x 9.5") excluding the
matte. $50. ($10.50 shipping / handing / ins.) |
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123.107 Mass
Gathering to Support the Union, April 20, 1861, by The
Illustrated London News, London
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Large crowd at
Union Square New York supporting the Union at it goes to
war. The print measures about (14.5" x 9.5") excluding the
matte. $50. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins) |
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123.108 A View of
Petersburg, Virginia, 1861, by the Illustrated London News,
London
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A view of
Petersburg, Virginia in the spring of 1861 with Confederate
troops marching in the foreground. The print measures
approximately (6.5" x 9.5") excluding the matte. $40.
($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.109
Confederate Shore Batteries on the Lower Potomac, Virginia
Shore, 1861, by The Illustrated London News, London
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Double print;
Confederate shore batteries firing on Federal supply
schooners and (bottom) A “ten pounder” Union battery firing
at Budd’s Ferry, Virginia. $ 50. ($10.50
shipping / handling / ins.) |
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123.110 Attack
on the Confederate Batteries at Roanoke Island, 1862, by The
Illustrated London News, London
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Double print;
Union gunboats firing on Confederate shore batteries at
Roanoke island and (bottom) General Burnside’s forces in
camp at Fort Bartow, Roanoke Island. $ 50. ($10.50
shipping / handling / ins.) ***SOLD*** |
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123.111 The
War in America: Charleston from Fort Johnson - The Defenses of
Charleston, Looking Seaward, April 4, 1863, by the Illustrated
London News, London
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The
Civil War as told through the pages of northern papers
painted an entirely different impression of the southern
states than was reported by the Illustrated London News. In
this wood block double print we see a tranquil Charleston
and the forts that protected it from Union attack. Whereas
a similar image of the city as sketched by Harper’s Weekly
correspondents showed a ravaged city. All prints come
matted and ready for framing. The print measures, excluding
the matte, approximately (15.5" x 21.1" - 39.4 x 54
cm). $ 90. ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins.)
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