Image of soldiers firing on Union forces as they attempt to take over the Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher; Confederate troops fire a large cannon as Union soldiers break through a barricade; ships along the coast visible in background. "L. Prang & Company Boston."--text, bottom right margin. "Copyright 1887."--text, bottom center margin. "Aquarelle Facsimile Print."--text, bottom left margin. "J.O. Davidson"--text, artist's signature, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 54.61 x 69.85 cm (21 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.)
Battlefields--Pictorial works Battles--Pictorial works Cannons--Pictorial works Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Capture, 1865--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Louis Prang Archive Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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