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The death of Warren / M inv. ; Norman sc.

The death of Warren / M inv. ; Norman sc.

Print shows Joseph Warren on bended knee, right hand over chest, left hand on rifle for support, after being mortally wounded during the battle of Bunker Hill, three soldiers stand nearby. Illus. in: The battl... More

View of the British fortress at Stoney-Point, stormed and carried by a party of the light corps of the American army, under the command of General Wayne, on the morning of the 16th of July last

View of the British fortress at Stoney-Point, stormed and carried by a...

Print shows the British fort at Stony Point with American forces positioned for the assault. Includes legend. Illus. in: Bickerstaff's Boston almanack, .... Boston : 1780, verso of title page. Published in: Th... More

Sarratoga dessiné par Fauvel ; gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Academie Impériale. et Royale de Vienne &c

Sarratoga dessiné par Fauvel ; gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Academie Imp...

Print shows British general John Burgoyne surrendering his army on October 17, 1777, following the second of two battles around Saratoga, New York; Burgoyne is passing his sword to General Gates, the commander ... More

Passage of the Delaware, in Dec. 25th, 1776, by the American troops under the command of General Washington

Passage of the Delaware, in Dec. 25th, 1776, by the American troops un...

Print shows an advertisement for the painting "Passage of the Delaware" that was "on exhibition at Sully & Earle's Gallery of Paintings, No. 169, Chesnut Street, nearly opposite the Museum, Philadelphia." The a... More

Wayne's defeat of the Indians / Lossing-Barritt.

Wayne's defeat of the Indians / Lossing-Barritt.

Anthony Wayne's defeat of the Indians, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, near Toledo, Ohio, August 20, 1794.

General Washington (on the battle field at Trenton) / engraved by W. Warner from the original picture by Col. John Trumbull in possession of Yale College N. Haven.

General Washington (on the battle field at Trenton) / engraved by W. W...

Print showing General George Washington, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform; he is holding a telescope in his right hand while an aide manages his horse behind him; shown in t... More

The brilliant charge of Capt. May--At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma (Palm Ravine) 9th of May 1846 [...]

The brilliant charge of Capt. May--At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma...

No. 554. Copyright by N. Currier. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 772.

Bombardment of Vera Cruz. March 25th 1847 lith. & pub. by N. Currier

Bombardment of Vera Cruz. March 25th 1847 lith. & pub. by N. Currier

Print shows General Winfield Scott, on a white horse, giving orders to officers in an artillery battery during the bombardment of Vera Cruz. Caption continues: The bombardment commenced on the 22nd of March at... More

Genl. Scott at Cerro Gordo - Public domain scenic print

Genl. Scott at Cerro Gordo - Public domain scenic print

Print shows General Winfield Scott, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, facing left, riding on horseback at the battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico; with soldiers in the background. Publication date base... More

Genl. Scott at Cerro Gordo - Public domain portrait print

Genl. Scott at Cerro Gordo - Public domain portrait print

Print shows General Winfield Scott, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, facing left, riding on horseback at the battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico; with soldiers in the background. Publication date base... More

Battle of Cerro Gordo. April 18th 1847

Battle of Cerro Gordo. April 18th 1847

Print shows American soldiers advancing on Mexican infantry and cavalry, and artillery during the Battle of Cerro Gordo, in Mexico. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink at bo... More

Capture of Fort George (Col. Winfield Scott leading the attack) / Chappel.

Capture of Fort George (Col. Winfield Scott leading the attack) / Chap...

Print shows American soldiers storming the gate at Fort George, Ontario.

[Troops on the road] - Public domain  drawing

[Troops on the road] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.322) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

On skirmish line Officer turning to look at a dying soldier

On skirmish line Officer turning to look at a dying soldier

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed on LC mat: White Oak Swamp. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.146) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Map of Battlefield--gun and troop placement]

[Map of Battlefield--gun and troop placement]

Title devised. Inscribed: Hoskins Parrotts; Naps; Wend Guibor[?]; Enemy; Siege guns. Formerly Waud no. B-22. Gift, J.P. Morgan; 1919; (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.787). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]

[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.379) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Three soldiers in a rifle pit]

[Three soldiers in a rifle pit]

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Rough sketch of a battle scene]

[Rough sketch of a battle scene]

Title devised. Inscribed lower right: 55. Inscribed below image: on the right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.145) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Two sketches: Stonemans battery opens. The gunboat porter?]

[Two sketches: Stonemans battery opens. The gunboat porter?]

Artillery unit in battle and broadside view of steamship.

[Unidentified officer directing his men] during American Civil War

[Unidentified officer directing his men] during American Civil War

Title devised. Waud No. 661 is a version of the same scene. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.662) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[A calvary charge] - Public domain  drawing

[A calvary charge] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.602) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Sharpshooter covering artillery men] during American Civil War

[Sharpshooter covering artillery men] during American Civil War

Title devised. Formerly Waud no. B-34. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.799) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[C]ross the Rapidan - Public domain portrait drawing

[C]ross the Rapidan - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed below image: Clarke Mt. Inscribed upper right: S.W. Mtn. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.143) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Old Hickory - fabrica de tobacos - superiores de la vuelta abajo - Habana

Old Hickory - fabrica de tobacos - superiores de la vuelta abajo - Hab...

Print shows a tobacco labeled with Andrew Jackson, "Old Hickory", at the Battle of New Orleans, 1815, with other officers on horseback. Copyright by Thomas G. Little. Entered according to Act of congress in th... More

Capture of a U.S. Cavalry - Public domain  drawing

Capture of a U.S. Cavalry - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Fragment of an arm below image. Formerly Waud no. B-78. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.842) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Where the soldiers destroyed rebel battery

Where the soldiers destroyed rebel battery

Title inscribed lower left. Formerly Waud no. B-90. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.854) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Distant view of Emmettsburg [sic], scene of the rebel horse raid; Union soldiers following up the rebel army

Distant view of Emmettsburg [sic], scene of the rebel horse raid; Unio...

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud (underlined). Title from recto. Inscribed upper left: E. Catholic College. Emmitsburg is associated with the advance and retreat of the Confederate army at Gettysburg. Gift, J.P. M... More

[A general and his staff reviewing troops in the field]

[A general and his staff reviewing troops in the field]

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.368) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Map of battlefield] Historic map, Library of Congress

[Map of battlefield] Historic map, Library of Congress

Title devised. Inscribed: 2nd line; 1st line; Sway[?]; Rifle pits; Rifle pits over[ ]; Hazn[?]; Avody[?]; Cuse[?]; advanced. Formerly Waud no. B-19. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.784) Forms part o... More

Battery Beauregard, Bay Point Port Royal, S.C., captured 1861

Battery Beauregard, Bay Point Port Royal, S.C., captured 1861

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.635) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Blockhouse, O and A.R.R., nr. Bull Run

Blockhouse, O and A.R.R., nr. Bull Run

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-87. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.851) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Nr. Big Bethel, 61 - Public domain  drawing

Nr. Big Bethel, 61 - Public domain drawing

Very rough sketch. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-94. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1021) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Advance of the Army towards Lewinsville

Advance of the Army towards Lewinsville

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Iron works near Waynesboro, Tennessee

Iron works near Waynesboro, Tennessee

Drawing shows soldiers on a field in front of factory buildings and houses, Waynesboro, Tennessee. Title on mat (source unverified): View of gem factory near Waynesboro, Tenn. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner ... More

The advance guard - Public domain scenic drawing

The advance guard - Public domain scenic drawing

Two horsemen. Title Inscribed below image. Possibly published in Harper's Weekly, unlocated. Formerly Waud no. B-155. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.919) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Green River A.M - Public domain scenic drawing

Green River A.M - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows troops marching on a road in the rain, Green River, Kentucky. Artist's signature "A.M." on lower right side of drawing. Code on mat (source unverified): III-81. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner A... More

Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.144) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Skirmish line, Company A, Thirty-second Indiana at Salt River, Kentucky, October 9, 1862

Skirmish line, Company A, Thirty-second Indiana at Salt River, Kentuck...

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.2" upper left corner. Title on mat (source unverified): Skirmish line Co. A 32nd Regt. at Battle of Perryville, KY. Oct. 8, 1862, Near the Salt River. Code on m... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The march from Corinth, Mississippi to Battle Creek Tennessee, 1862 A.M

The march from Corinth, Mississippi to Battle Creek Tennessee, 1862 A....

Drawing shows soldiers stopping for water during a march. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Title on mat and on back of sheet (source unverified): March from Corinth Miss. to Battle Creek, Alabama,... More

[Kneeling rifleman] - Public domain portrait drawing

[Kneeling rifleman] - Public domain portrait drawing

Title devised. Inscribed left margin: Oct 2 1887. (Not in Waud's hand?) Formerly matted with Waud nos. 576 and 577, with inscription "1862 Army of the Potomac, 6 sketches." Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:... More

Lacy House, Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Lacy House, Fredericksburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-163. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1090) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Return from picket duty, Green River, Kentucky, February 1862 A.M

Return from picket duty, Green River, Kentucky, February 1862 A.M

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Collection code assigned by former owner: II-43. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apf... More

Near Corinth, Mississippi, 1862

Near Corinth, Mississippi, 1862

Drawing shows soldiers skirmishing in a wooded area near Corinth, Mississippi. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): IV-95. Title on mat (source unverified): Near Corin... More

[A horseman and four rifleman] - Public domain  drawing

[A horseman and four rifleman] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.576) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Interior of Redoubt No 3--Fair Oaks

Interior of Redoubt No 3--Fair Oaks

Three sketches depicting plan, interior, and distant view of military redoubt. Title inscribed above image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Catletts Station where Stuart made a raid and captured Popes baggage

Catletts Station where Stuart made a raid and captured Popes baggage

Signed lower right: Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, December 13, 1862, p. 792 as part of: The Army of the Potomac - At and on the Way to Fredricksburg. Gift, J.P. Morga... More

The capture of General August Willich at Stone's River Tennessee, 1862

The capture of General August Willich at Stone's River Tennessee, 1862

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.61" upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-59. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congre... More

President Lincoln of battle-field of Antietam, October 3, 1862 / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

President Lincoln of battle-field of Antietam, October 3, 1862 / Alex....

Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at Antietam, Maryland, on Friday, October 3, 1862; Lincoln is posed standing by a chair and facing McClellan with other Union Army officers grouped outside a tent. From left to ... More

[John C. Frémont], Confederate States of America.

[John C. Frémont], Confederate States of America.

Design drawing for engraving by J.C. Buttre shows two scenes: Battle in the Shenandoah Valley under Genl. Frémont Cross Keys, and Pike's Peak, surrounding head-and-shoulders stipple engraving portrait of John C... More

Mississippi state line near Corinth, April 1862

Mississippi state line near Corinth, April 1862

Drawing shows soldiers riding into town, near Corinth, Mississippi. Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Date from drawing. "N.17" upper left of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): IV-94. Forms p... More

Stone River rebellion - A drawing of a group of naked people

Stone River rebellion - A drawing of a group of naked people

Title on mat: The rebel line at Stones River, (Murfreesboro), Jan. 1863. "A cozy corner." "N.51" upper left corner. Code on mat (source unverified): III-67. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War ... More

Rebel line in front of Sedgwick--Mine Run 1863

Rebel line in front of Sedgwick--Mine Run 1863

Lone cavalryman on hillside looking across open fields toward farm houses and rebel troops beyond. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harpers Weekly, 2 January 1864, p. 12... More

Rebel earthworks commanding the passage at Germanna ford, abandoned on the approach of Meade's army

Rebel earthworks commanding the passage at Germanna ford, abandoned on...

Troops inspecting earthworks in foreground, while regiments march past in background. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed above image. Sketch is divided into a 3.5 cm. grid, numbered across top and l... More

Chickamauga, Georgia Sept. 1863

Chickamauga, Georgia Sept. 1863

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): III-65. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 201... More

Captain Louis von Trebra at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25 1863

Captain Louis von Trebra at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 2...

Drawing shows soldiers and seized guns captured during the attack (source: Peake). Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.31" upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-70. Form... More

Mary hights [sic], Turkey hole mt. Blue Ridge

Mary hights [sic], Turkey hole mt. Blue Ridge

Landscape with tents and mountains. Title inscribed above and below image. Formerly Waud no. C-3. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.930) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon]

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahe...

Top illustration shows slaves escaping to a Union ship as buildings burn in the distance. Three bottom illustrations show an escaped slave in tattered clothing upon his crossing of Union lines, welts from being... More

Rebel cavalry driving captured horses through, while still smoking Emmettsburgh [sic]

Rebel cavalry driving captured horses through, while still smoking Emm...

Study for street scene at Emmitsburg, MD. Title inscribed above and below image. Formerly Waud no. B-88. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.852) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Attack on the center. Chickamauga

Attack on the center. Chickamauga

Title Inscribed above image. Inscribed below image: Chickamauga. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.664) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863

Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Code on mat (source unverified): III-71. "N.33" upper left corner. Title on mat: Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863-Forward proud steed! Forms part of the Adolp... More

Lost on the field of Chickamauga

Lost on the field of Chickamauga

(on back of sheet). Title on mat: Lost on the field of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863. Code on mat (source unverified): III-66. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Co... More

On the Potomac nr. Williamsport. Rebel crossing ; Rebel Pontoons at Falling Waters
Rebel line on the left at the railroad cutting. Mine Run--opposite Warrens last position

Rebel line on the left at the railroad cutting. Mine Run--opposite War...

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed in ink above image: bottom. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.135) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Preliminary sketches, Library of Congress drawings collection

Preliminary sketches, Library of Congress drawings collection

"Chickamauga" written on sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-65. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/PP-2014:188).

Troops of the Thirty-second Indiana at Chickamauga, September 1863

Troops of the Thirty-second Indiana at Chickamauga, September 1863

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.32" upper left corner. Title from mat (source unverified): The 32nd Regt. Indiana Volunteers on their way to the Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1862 [sic]. Co... More

Rebel wounded coming in as prisoners on the field of battle

Rebel wounded coming in as prisoners on the field of battle

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 15 August 1863, p. 521, as part of : Reminiscences of the Maryland Campaign. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.363) Forms part of: Morgan coll... More

"Blow fight!" General August Willich at the Battle of Liberty Gap, Tennessee, June 1863

"Blow fight!" General August Willich at the Battle of Liberty Gap, Ten...

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. "N.48" upper left corner. Title from mat cover.Gen. August Willich at the Battle of Liberty Gap, Alabama "Blow Fight." Code on mat (source unverified): III-80. For... More

Genl Warren on Round Top. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Genl Warren on Round Top. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Signed lower left: ARW. Title inscribed lower right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.311) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Gettysburg. - Public domain scan / drawing

Gettysburg. - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: Colonel Peter B. Porter killed at 2nd Cold Harbor. It is not clear that the inscription above image relates to the sketch. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-191... More

Death of Reynolds Gettysburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Death of Reynolds Gettysburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Full-length portrait officer on horseback. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culpeper - Public domain document scan of drawing

Culpeper - Public domain document scan of drawing

Sketch of dead horses and ruined buildings. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: Culpeper-Va. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.654) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Confederates dragging guns up Kenesaw

Confederates dragging guns up Kenesaw

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below title: C[entury]. W[eekly]. No 20, p. 271. Formerly Waud no. B-40. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.805) Published in: Battles and leaders, vol. 4, p. 271. ... More

Lt. Porter tries spherical case, and shell

Lt. Porter tries spherical case, and shell

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Battle of Res[a]ca. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Battle of Res[a]ca. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Beginning of the Atlanta Campaign, May 10, 1864

Beginning of the Atlanta Campaign, May 10, 1864

Title from Blood shed in this war by M. Peake. Title on mat: The beginning of the Alabama Campaign May 10, 1864. The First Shell - Crossing Chickamauga Creek. Code on mat (source unverified): III-79. Forms par... More

Hare house, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Hare house, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

House and landscape. Title inscribed below image. Green sheet and white sheet joined, sketch on green sheet only. Formerly Waud no. B-145. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.909) Forms part of: Morgan co... More

Grant's Great Campaign--Last fight of the Pennsylvania Reserves

Grant's Great Campaign--Last fight of the Pennsylvania Reserves

Attributed to A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, June 25, 1864, p. 412. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.743a) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Dug Gap. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Dug Gap. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Rough sketch of troops moving up rocky terrain.

Genl. Cases approach to the Ostenugua [sic]. May 15, 1864. Right or West Bank at Lays Ferry

Genl. Cases approach to the Ostenugua [sic]. May 15, 1864. Right or We...

Title inscribed above and below image. Formerly Waud no. B-44. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.809) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Army of the Potomac--The Struggle for the Salient, near Spottsylvania[sic], Virginia. May 12, 1864.

Army of the Potomac--The Struggle for the Salient, near Spottsylvania[...

From Waud drawing: The toughest fight yet--the fight for the Salient. Attributed to: A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, June 11 1864, pp. 376-7. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP... More

The rear guard nr. Charlottesville

The rear guard nr. Charlottesville

Officers in foreground, possibly directing troop movements.

Right Sect & 3rd N.Y. Capt. Ashby 20 pdnr.

Right Sect & 3rd N.Y. Capt. Ashby 20 pdnr.

Title inscribed upper right. Published in: Harper's Weekly, July 30, 1864, p. 485. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.231) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Mine, Petersburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Mine, Petersburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Petersburg, Virginia - Public domain scan / drawing

Petersburg, Virginia - Public domain scan / drawing

Rough sketch with tents in foreground, city beyond. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-154. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1081) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Narrow escape of Genl. Meade 1864

Narrow escape of Genl. Meade 1864

Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title (continued on verso): Some cavalry dashing out of the woods suddenly upon the genl. and his attendants came very near cutting off their retreat and making a ca... More

Grants' Great Campaign-the New York 14th Heavy Artilery crossing Chesterfield Bridge, on the North Anna, under a heavy artillery fire.

Grants' Great Campaign-the New York 14th Heavy Artilery crossing Chest...

Title printed below image. This is the illustration that Harper's published on June 25, 1864, p. 404. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.305) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Carrying the powder down the covered way to the mine under fire

Carrying the powder down the covered way to the mine under fire

Union troops exploded mine at Petersburg to confuse Confederate troops, 30 July 1864. Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, August 20, 1864 (reversed). Gift, J.P. ... More

Deep Bottom - Public domain scan / drawing

Deep Bottom - Public domain scan / drawing

Faint sketch of boat on river. Title inscribed lower right of image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.649) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Bridge over Monocacy, Scene of Lew Wallace battle with Early, 1864

Bridge over Monocacy, Scene of Lew Wallace battle with Early, 1864

Title inscribed above image. Inscribed above railroad tracks lower left: Destroyed at fight on a temporary structure. Formerly Waud no. C-3. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.930) Forms part of: Morgan ... More

Grant's Great Campaign--Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor.

Grant's Great Campaign--Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor.

Wood engraving for DRWG/US A Waud, no. 426 (A size). Attributed to A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 25 June 1864, p. 404. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.426a) Form... More

Trenches, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Trenches, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harpers Weekly, 6 August 1864, pp. 504-505. Formerly Waud no. C-153. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1080) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Union artillery at Petersburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Union artillery at Petersburg. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Major-General Wadsworth fighting in the Wilderness

Major-General Wadsworth fighting in the Wilderness

Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, June 4, 1864, p. [3]56. The original drawing is Waud no. 157. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.157) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil W... More

Near Lead works. Petersburg - Public domain scenic drawing

Near Lead works. Petersburg - Public domain scenic drawing

Portrait of a soldier and deforested landscape. Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed below image: This the enemy was damming to drown the Union works; a creek through which much of the drainage of the siege l... More

After the mine Petersburg - Public domain scenic drawing

After the mine Petersburg - Public domain scenic drawing

Very faint sketch with mortar in foreground, hazy battlefield in background. Title inscribed lower right. Formerly Waud no. C-152. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1079) Forms part of: Morgan collectio... More

Railway destruction as a military art

Railway destruction as a military art

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.601) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864

Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864

"N.12" on upper left corner of sheet. Code on mat (source unverified): III-84. Forms part of the Adolph Metzner American Civil War Collection at the Library of Congress. Purchase; E. Burns Apfeld; 2014; (DLC/P... More

Cleburne at Picketts Mill. Ga. May 1st 64

Cleburne at Picketts Mill. Ga. May 1st 64

Title inscribed upper right. Formerly Waud no. B-40. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.805) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Knights of Pythias / James Queen del. ; P.S. Duval, Son & Co. lith.

Knights of Pythias / James Queen del. ; P.S. Duval, Son & Co. lith.

Print shows a design for a large certificate with illustrations depicting knights marching, preparing for attack, practicing in a large hall, and being honored in an outdoor ceremony. Includes text on a pouch o... More

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