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The council of war

Description: Image of a group portrait of American Civil War Union commanders (L to R) David Dixon Porter, David Farragut, President Abraham Lincoln, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas, Ulysses S. Grant, and Philip Sheridan sitting on rocks or standing in a wilderness area.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1865
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000962
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.

Grant and family

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Image of a portrait of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and his family in a formal parlor with Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant sitting in chairs, with a daughter and son sitting on a couch behind them with an open book, and two sons standing.

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The council of war

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Image of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman in a Council of War in front of a tent smoking cigars and pointing at a map; ammunition and soldiers in background.

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In commemoration of the glorious victories of the 3rd and 9th of April 1865 : Richmond, Va

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Image of Union soldiers marching with cannons and on horseback across the river from Richmond, Virginia, at the close of the American Civil War; portraits of Union generals, including William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas, Philip Sheridan, Ulysses Simpson Grant, and Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, and circle-shaped maps of Civil War battles captioned with battle names and dates frame the central image; American flags and Union shield at top center.

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In commemoration of the glorious victories of the 3rd and 9th of April 1865 : Richmond, Va

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Image of Union soldiers marching with cannons and on horseback across the river from Richmond, Virginia, at the close of the American Civil War; portraits of Union generals, including William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas, Philip Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, and Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, and circle-shaped maps of Civil War battles captioned with battle names and dates frame the central image; American flags and Union shield at top center.

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Our union defenders insignia of rank, uniforms, arms, etc

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Image of a number of portraits of Union generals and admirals from the American Civil War, including William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade; Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson pictured at top flanking an image of soldiers standing with a large American flag and artillery; captioned images of military insignia, weapons, and various positions of war form a border.

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Ireland’s chronological chart of the rebellion; comprising the battles, raids, skirmishes, &c. from the commencement of the war to April 15th, 1865, with other important events connected with and growing out of the slaveholder's rebellion

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Image of a chronological listing of events during the American Civil War with portraits of Union "Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant" (Ulysses S. Grant) and "Major-General W. T. Sherman" (William Tecumseh Sherman) at top left and right; chronological daily account of battles, raids, skirmishes, and other events from November 1860 to April 1865.

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The council of war

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