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Siege of Vicksburg, the assault on Fort Hill

Description: Image of Union soldiers surging up an incline on an assault of Fort Hill during the siege of Vicksburg from May through July, 1863, during the American Civil War; dead and wounded soldiers at left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1888
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002015
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.

Assault on Fort Sanders

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Image of Confederate soldiers charging up a hill attacking a Union fort at the Battle of Fort Sanders in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the American Civil War; dead and wounded men visible on the ground.

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Siege of Vicksburg

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Image of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers with General Ulysses S. Grant at bottom right holding a spyglass and observing Confederate troops approaching around a bend near the Mississippi River; soldiers in trenches, explosions, flag at top of hill, river and battleships visible in background.

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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 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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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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The battle of Bunker's Hill

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Image of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1775 at the start of the American Revolutionary War; British and American soldiers clash in a battle scene with flags raised and men fighting with swords and rifles; dead and wounded men litter the ground; ships firing in Boston Harbor visible in background at right.

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Siege of Vicksburg, the assault on Fort Hill

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