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Battle of Allatoona Pass, "hold the fort."

Description: Image of a retreating group of Confederate soldiers being routed by Union troops descending down a dusty hill in the Battle of Allatoona Pass on October 5, 1864, during the American Civil War.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1887
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002013
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 Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Battle of Mobile Bay, passing Fort Morgan and the torpedoes

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Image of the American Civil War naval Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864; Union forces under the command of Admiral David G. Farragut face off against Confederate ships and forts amidst explosions and smoke.

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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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Battle of Opequan or Winchester, Va

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Opequan (Battle of Winchester) in Virginia in 1864 during the American Civil War; troops clash in a field surrounded by forests; charging cavalry in foreground; firing lines with cannons in background; dead and wounded men and horses on ground.

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Battle of Fort Donelson

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Image of the capture of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner and his army at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee in 1862 during the American Civil War; Union troops engage on the battlefield with soldier carrying an American flag at center; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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Sheridan's final charge of Winchester, September 19th 1864

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Image of Union General Philip H. Sheridan leading a cavalry charge at the Third Battle of Winchester (or Battle of Opequon) on September 19, 1864, during the American Civil War; Confederate troops shooting and firing a cannon near wounded soldiers in foreground.

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Battle of Lookout Mountain

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in foothills at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1863 during the American Civil War; Confederate soldiers in trenches at left fire on Union troops scaling the rocky terrain; dead and wounded soldiers in foreground.

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Battle of Allatoona Pass, "hold the fort."

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