| Contributor |
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887, artist. |
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Magee, James, printer. |
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Walter, Adam B., 1820-1875, engraver. |
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Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885, publisher. |
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Johnson, Fry & Co., publisher. |
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Dainty, John, publisher. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
[Civil War miscellanies] [graphic] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1861-1862 |
| Date |
1861-1862 |
| Physical Description |
12 prints: embossed works, wood engravings, lithographs, hand-colored lithographs, and engravings; 29 x 21 cm (11.25 x 8.25
in.) or smaller.
|
| Description |
Collection of prints and ephemera, predominantly depicting Elmer Ellsworth, and originally part of a scrapbook of miscellaneous
Civil War materials collected by John A. McAllister. Includes portrait prints, lettersheets, and illustrations depicting Ellsworth
or his death, as well as a memorial work containing symbols of patriotism and mourning. Collection also contains lettersheets
illustrated with the Union flag, and the song “America” bordered by state seals; a full-length portrait of General Nathaniel
Lyon, the first Union general killed during the war; and memorial portrait of Sen. Edward D. Baker killed at the Battle of
Ball’s Bluff.
|
| Notes |
Various artists, engravers, and printers, including C. Y. Haynes, J. Magee, A. B. Walter, and Alonzo Chappel. |
|
Various publishers, including J. Dainty, Johnson, Fry & Co., and J. W. Barber. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War Miscellanies. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 -- Portraits. |
|
Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861 -- Death & burial. |
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Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861 -- Portraits. |
|
Lyon, Nathaniel, d. 1861 -- Portraits. |
|
Flags. |
|
Patriotism. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. -- Casualties. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. -- Military personnel. |
| Genre |
Embossed works -- 1860-1870. |
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Ephemera -- 1860-1870. |
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Illustrations -- 1860-1870. |
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Lettersheets -- 1860-1870. |
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Lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Lithographs -- Color -- 1860-1870. |
|
Memorial works -- 1860-1870. |
|
Wood engravings -- 1860-1870. |
|
Wood engravings -- Color -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885, publisher. |
|
Dainty, John, publisher. |
|
Johnson, Fry & Co., publisher. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister) 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Civil War -Miscellanies [5785.F] |
| Accession number |
5785.F |
