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

Description: 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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Date: ©1862
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000947
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

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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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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.

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Image of several Union soldiers crawling up an embankment with rifles and bayonets in hand to find Confederate soldier's uniforms and clothing propped up on poles as decoys below during the American Civil War; discarded playing cards and canteens visible on ground; logs attached to wheels to look like cannons at left and in background.

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

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