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Fall of Petersburg

Description: Image of Union army forces attacking Petersburg, Virginia, in 1865 in the Third Battle of Petersburg during the American Civil War; soldiers climb walls in the foreground despite cannon fire as lines of soldiers advance from trenches in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1893
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000770
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Battle of Bull Run

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Image of the first Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers (including Zouave forces) clash with Confederate soldiers on a battlefield with trenches and a bridge being taken; wounded and dead soldiers, fallen cavalry horses, and cannons in foreground.

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Battle of Newbern

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Image of a scene from the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina, in 1862 during the American Civil War; Union soldiers on foot and horseback attacking with rifles or swords advance on Confederate cannons; dead and wounded men visible on the ground; explosions visible in the air.

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Battle of Wilson’s Creek

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in a clearing near a wooded area at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, in 1861 during the American Civil War; officers on horseback, American flag and First Iowa Infantry flag at left; dead and wounded soldiers on battlefield, lines attacking with cannon fire in background.

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Capture of Fort Fisher, charge of marines on the traverse

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Image of soldiers firing on Union forces as they attempt to take over the Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher; Confederate troops fire a large cannon as Union soldiers break through a barricade; ships along the coast visible in background.

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Battle at Carnifax Ferry

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Image of Union and Confederate forces clashing at the Battle of Carnifax (or Carnifex) Ferry in Nicholas County, West(ern) Virginia, during the American Civil War; an explosion fells soldiers at center while ranks of men charge forward at left and right; wounded soldiers visible on ground; officers on horseback near a cannon at bottom right.

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The 109th New York State vols. planting their colors on the rebel works in front of Petersburg, VA. April 2nd 1865

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Image of the Union soldiers of the 109th New York Infantry Regiment storming a hill in siege of Confederate troops at Petersburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War; men shoot from behind barricades, charge forward with swords raised, or help carry and tend to the wounded and the dead; smoke and explosions from artillery in the air.

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