The Battle of Newbern, N.C. March 14th. 1862.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

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 3/4 x 13 3/16in. (22.2 x 33.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14 1/16in. (25.4 x 35.7cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionUnion infantry, led by two officers on horseback, advance from the left. Most men hold rifles with fixed bayonets. Some men hold swords. One man holds an American flag. A shell bursts in the center foreground. Men and a horse fall, wounded or dead. At the far right, additional men in Union army uniforms fire from behind tree trunks. In the background, Union troops advance while Confederate troops retreat. A passenger train drawn by a locomotive and the buildings of a city are in the right background. A forest is in the left background, partially hidden by smoke.

Object number1948.13.21

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE BATTLE OF NEWBERN, N.C. MARCH 14TH.. 1862. / Gallant achievement of the Union Forces under Gen. Burnside resulting in the complete rout of the Rebel Army. / 679."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "66..." "Print / Box 4 / #41"; upper center, "25 #11"; lower right, "Dwr 25 [crossed out] 27" "consv CPC 1987" and accession number. Also in pencil, "15 3/4 x 8 3/4". In red ink, "922".

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