Storming of Fort Donelson, Febr. 16th. 1862.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
George Whiting
American, 1820 - 1862
PublisherPublished by
F. P. Whiting
American, born 1840
Date1862
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 11/16 x 13 1/16in. (22.1 x 33.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/8in. (25.6 x 35.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/8in. (25.6 x 35.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA large mass of Union soldiers charges towards the right and overrun earthworks housing two cannons. One man plants an American flag on top of the wall. Additional American flags are among the troops at the left. A man on horseback waves a sword. The smokestacks of two steamboats are visible in the background. Confederate soldiers retreat towards the left. Dead and wounded men lie on the ground.
Object number1948.13.13
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "STORMING OF FORT DONELSON, FEBR. 16TH. 1862. / Brilliant charge of the 2d. and 4th. Iowa and 11th. and 25th. Indiana Regiments, and Capture of the Rebel Battery previous to the Surrender. / 672."On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Print / Box 4 / #26"; "3 [in circle]"; upper center, "XX"; center, "$5.00"; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 26" and accession number. In red ink, 907.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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