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Pittsburg Landing

Description: Image of paddle steamboats at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee, including steamboats "Cincinnati & Memphis Packet Silver Moon" and "Cincinnati & Memphis Packet Glendale" along bank during the American Civil War; military camp tents visible among trees in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1862
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000856
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 Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

Visual Materials

Image of armies engaged on battlefield at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing (also called the Battle of Shiloh) in Tennessee during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate foot soldiers charge at each other with wounded and dead soldiers visible on the ground at center; cavalry on horseback charge at bottom right; caption describing battle in bottom margin.

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Shiloh

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Image of a topographical map of Shiloh, Tennessee, oriented with North to the right and Pittsburg Landing, Crumps Landing, and the Tennessee River in the lower part of the image; relief shown by hachure; shows some locations, waterways, structures, roads, and towns.

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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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Landing of the troops at Vera Cruz

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Image of American soldiers landing on the shores of Veracruz, Mexico, during the Mexican-American War; troops gather on the shore with cannons near a large American flag on a flagpole as more men disembark from ships and are ferried to shore in row boats; city of Veracruz visible in the distance.

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Cincinnati, from a point west of Covington, Ky

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Image of an elevated landscape view of Cincinnati, Ohio, as viewed from Covington, Kentucky, across the Ohio River; steamboats sail on the river; trees and livestock in foreground.

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Battle of Shiloh, "the hornet's nest."

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Image of Union soldiers engaging in combat in a forest during the Battle of Shiloh (or Battle of Pittsburg Landing) fought April 6–7, 1862, during the American Civil War; a soldier holding a saber gestures for a messenger to hurry from the field at bottom center.

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