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Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862

Description: Image of Union army soldiers advancing against Confederate cannons from the shore with American flags held high during the capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, during the American Civil War; fallen soldiers in foreground; multitude of ships visible in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1862
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000921
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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Sargt Jasper recovers the flag at Charleston - June 28th 1776

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Image of Sergeant William Jasper replacing the recovered flag shot down by the British at the Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War; soldiers are pictured loading and firing cannons at British ships advancing through Charles Towne Harbor in an attempt to capture Charleston, South Carolina.

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Battle of Kenesaw Mountain

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaging at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, in 1864 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers fire rifles and cannons from trenches at the advancing Union troops; wounded and dead soldiers in foreground; mountain peak in background.

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The Battle of Newbern, N.C. March 14th 1862

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Image of General Ambrose Burnside advancing with troops at the Battle of New Bern, North Carolina, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers on foot and on horseback advance; an explosion with wounded and dead Confederate soldiers in foreground.

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Siege and capture of Vicksburg, Miss. July 4th 1863

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Image of Union troops charging a Confederate fort amid explosions and enemy fire as part of the siege and capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Confederate and Union flags visible amidst the fray.

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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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Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862

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