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Crossing Little Birch River to Bulltown

Description: Image of Union soldiers fording the Little Birch River on the way to Bulltown, West Virginia, during the American Civil War; ranks of men are visible on both sides of the river as groups of them wade through the water with guns and bayonets held high.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1862
Call number: priJLC_MIL_002401
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.

Washington Artillery, Boston, Jan. 1853

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Image of the Washington Artillery Regiment outside Boston, Massachusetts, in 1853; ranks of soldiers at attention in military uniform with swords or rifles with bayonets at their sides stand in a field; civilian men, women, and children under a large tree, military camp tents, and a pair of cannons near a flag pole visible in background.

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View From Hawk's Nest towards the west

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Image of a group of soldiers lounging near a fire and in various states of repose on a rocky outcropping overlooking New River in West Virginia during the American Civil War; rifles with bayonets stacked against each other upright near seated men; river flowing through a forest landscape visible in background below.

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Battle of Tippecanoe

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Image of a scene depicting the Battle of Tippecanoe near Lafayette, Indiana, in 1811; General William Henry Harrison on horseback with sword in hand at left commands American soldiers shooting rifles through trees as they try to repel an attack by spear, tomahawk, and gun-wielding Native American Indians in a wooded forest area; ranks of soldiers visible behind Harrison at left, two dead American Indian warriors lay in the clearing at center, wounded soldiers from both sides also pictured.

priJLC_MIL_001280

Fort Sumter I. & A.N. Stauffer respectfully announce that they have just received from Philadelphia, their new spring & summer goods

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Image of several soldiers in military uniforms standing at attention in ranks carrying packs and rifles with bayonets; one soldier holding a spyglass stands facing the group and points, directing the troops in front of him.

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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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Washington crossing the Delaware

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Image of George Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to the Battle of Trenton, New Jersey, in December 1776 during the American Revolutionary War; Washington sits on horseback on the icy riverbank with other military officers; several boats full of soldiers crossing the river; cannon visible on path at left.

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Crossing Little Birch River to Bulltown

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