Original 1865 Civil War Engraving CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON Tennessee Grant Smith For Sale
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Original 1865 Civil War Engraving CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON Tennessee Grant Smith:
$24.99
Handsomeoriginal antique engraving of action during the Battle of FortDonelson, fought February 11-16, 1862 near the Tennessee-Kentuckyborder.
- This dramatic view wasengraved from a drawing byFelix Octavius Carr Darley. It is titled Capture of FortDonelson, Tenn. Chargeof Gen. Smith\'s Division.
- The image area measures 12.8 x 18.8 cm [5\" x 7½\"], and the engravingwaspublished in Volume Two ofRobert Tomes\' TheWar with the South, New York: Virtue & Yorston,1862-1867.
- The printed text in the lower margin reads: \"Enteredaccording toact of Congress AD. 1865, by Virtue & Yorston Co. in theclerk\'soffice of the district court of the UnitedStates, for the southern district of N.Y.\"
- Condition: It is in excellent condition,bright and clean, with norips, tears, or creases.It is printed on a heavy paper, with original tissue overlay, and isblank on the back,with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feelfree to ask any questions.
- Artist Felix Octavius Carr Darley was an American painter knownfor his illustrations in works by well-known19th-century authors, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens,Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- The engraving\'s subtitle refers to the assault on the Confederateentrenchments,led personally by Union General Charles Ferguson Smith.
- The Union\'s capture of the fort elevated BrigadierGeneralUlysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to therank of Major General, and earned him the nickname of \"UnconditionalSurrender\" Grant.
- This is an original, authentic antique engraving, printed more than150 years ago, nota reproduction or modern reprint, fully guaranteed to begenuine.
- It would make a handsome and dramatic display in your den or office. Itwouldalso make a perfect gift, and we\'ll include our helpful framingtips with yourpurchase.
- Buy with confidence! We are always happy to combine shipping on thepurchase of multipleitems, and everything we sell comes with
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