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The bombardment and capture of Fort Fisher, N.C. Jany. 15th 1865

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The bombardment and capture of Fort Fisher, N.C. Jany. 15th 1865

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Print shows Union soldiers during the attack on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, with Union warships, just offshore, bombarding the fort.

Caption: Both the Army and Navy were engaged in this great exploit, the most terrific of its kind on record. The Iron clads and Frigates under command of Rear Admiral Porter poured in a most destructive fire of shot and shell; while the gallant Soldiers under Genl. A.H. Terry rushed to the assault, and after a bloody contest of several hours, drove the Rebels out of their strong hold, capturing over 2000 prisoners, the rebel Genl. Whiting, and 75 Guns of large calibre; many of them of "celebrated English make". Three cheers for the Army and Navy!
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0656
(DLC/PP-390108).
Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013.

New York City from 1835 to 1907 headed first by Nathaniel Currier, and later jointly with his partner James Merritt Ives. The prolific firm produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand-colored. The firm called itself "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints" and advertised its lithographs as "colored engravings for the people". The firm adopted the name "Currier and Ives" in 1857.

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01/01/1865
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