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The Fort Pillow massacre

Description: Image of the Battle of Fort Pillow in Henning, Tennessee, in 1864 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers are depicted murdering African American soldiers and civilian men, women and children at the water's edge; soldiers, officers on horseback, and cannons on cliffs in background; Confederate and white surrender flags visible on hills.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1892
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000771
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.

The storming of Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feby. 15th 1862

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Image of Confederate soldiers defending with rifles, bayonets, and cannons as Union troops storm Fort Donelson, Tennessee, during the American Civil War; soldiers carrying American flags prominent in the charge; Union General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback directing the charge at left; dead and wounded soldiers visible; Confederate fort and river scene with steamboats in background.

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The surrender of General Lee and his entire army to Lieut. General Grant April 9th 1865

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Image of Union General Ulysses S. Grant meeting with Confederate General Robert E. Lee under a tree accepting the surrender of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War; military officers stand nearby; forces from both armies and American flags along the hilly ground in the distance.

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Surrender of Port Hudson, La. July 8th 1863

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Image of Union and Confederate officers on horseback meeting as Union General Nathaniel P. Banks accepts the surrender of Port Hudson, Louisiana, during the American Civil War; guns are stacked by Confederate soldiers and a Confederate flag is gathered at left; artillery unit and soldiers line the coastline in background.

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The Mexicans evacuating Vera Cruz. And surrendering their Arms to the U.S. Army, under Genl. Scott

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Image of the city of Veracruz, Veracruz-Llave, Mexico, surrendering after being besieged by American forces during the Mexican-American War; Mexican officers are pictured offering a sword in surrender to United States General Winfield Scott and other U.S. officers on a grassy knoll; Mexican soldiers vacate the city while American flags are raised over the city of Veracruz in the background.

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Battle of Champion-Hills

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Image of Union General John A. Logan's rear attack on the Confederate army in a wooded area as part of the Battle of Champion Hill east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; soldiers on horseback with American flags lead the battle; Confederate cannons on hill attack Union lines.

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The Society of the Army & Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland

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Image of a blank certificate issued by the Society of the Army & Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland; portraits of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, General Stonewall Jackson, and Admiral Franklin Buchanan, Confederate soldiers on the battlefield during the American Civil War, and Confederate flags accompany certificate text at center surrounded by columns.

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