Card with sketch printed on it, portrait of Jefferson Davis in a dress and cloak with a dagger and a gun aimed at him. Captions include "L. Prang & Co. Boston Mass." "The Last of the Chevaliers" and the quote "Jeff: 'I thought your government was...
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889;Jefferson Davis; American Civil War; Portraits;
Photograph of a sketch artistically rendering the scene of the capture of Jefferson Davis. Captions indicate that the sketch was "Published at 111 Nassau St. N.Y. (up stairs.)" and also include the text "Don't provoke the President, or he may hurt...
American Civil War; Campaigns & battles; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Political cartoons
Original caption reads "Capture of Petersburg, Virginia - the Second Michigan raising the stars and stripes over the custom-house, April 3, 1865." Also: "Sketched by Andrew McCallum." Sketch shows soldiers marching through streets and flag raised...
American Civil War, Destruction & pillage; Second Michigan Infantry; Confiscations; Military personnel; Flags; Sketches; McCallum, Andrew; Petersburg (Va.)
Sketch entitled "Capture of a confederate battery" in the book 'Battles and Leaders of the Civil War', published by Century Co. of New York in 1887. The sketch depicts the Union capture of a Confederate Battery.
American Civil War; Eighth Illinois Infantry; 8th Illinois Infantry; Rober H. Sturgess; Sturgess, Robert H.; Colonel; Cannons; Battlefields; musket
Photograph of the sheet music cover for 'Flight and Capture of Jeff Davis' composed by Wolf Erine and published by J. Henry Wittemore of Detroit (Mich.).
American Civil War; Jefferson Davis; Davis Jefferson; Wolf Erine; Erine, Wolf; J. Henry Whittemore; Whittemore, J. Henry; Detroit (Mich.); song; sheet music