A group of five (5) lithographic and engraved Civil War scenes, including:

1. [Battle of Kennesaw Mountain]. Chicago: Kurz & Allison, [1891]. Matted to 24 1/2 x18 3/4 in., housed in a 31 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. frame. 

Kennesaw Mountain, at which forces under the command of Gen. William T. Sherman engaged Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's heavily fortified Army of the Tennessee, saw an estimated ratio of 3 Union casualties for every 1 Confederate. This is reflected in this post-war color lithograph, as the righthand side of the piece is dominated by fallen Union soldiers while the lefthand side portrays a largely unaffected Confederate front. 

2. Edwin Forbes, lithographer. Through the Wilderness. [New York]: N. p., 1876. Matted to 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in., housed in a 23 x 18 3/4 in. frame. 

Plate 3 in Edwin Forbes' (1839 - 1895) "Life Studies of the Great Army" series. In the scene, a team of horses pull supply and gun carriages through thick mud, whilst a pair of artillerymen trudge alongside. A horse corpse can be observed in the lower lefthand of the lithograph. 

3. Edwin Forbes, lithographer. The Halt of the Line. [New York]: N. p., 1876. Matted to 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in., housed in a 23 x 18 3/4 in. frame.

Plate 17 in Edwin Forbes' "Life Studies of the Great Army" series. By Forbes' own account, this is a depiction of a Union line having forced the retreat of their Confederate opposition, though shells from the enemy still burst midair in the background. 

4. Edwin Forbes, lithographer. The Lull in the Fight. [New York]: N. p., Matted to 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in., housed in a 23 x 18 3/4 in. frame.

Plate 34 in Edwin Forbes' "Life Studies of the Great Army" series. This scene is a typical representation of camp life, including soldiers playing cards and cooking. The group at center also includes a pair of men in civilian dress, perhaps sutlers, and a black subject stands to the left of the view with a mule in tow. 

5. The Ram "MANASSAS" as she appeared in passing the "Harriet Lane" after receiving a broadside from the "Mississippi." [Philadelphia: Bowen & Co., ca. 1862.]

WITH The Ram "Louisiana" as she appeared previous to the explosion. [Philadelphia: Bowen & Co., ca. 1862]. Each matted to 7 3/4 x4 1/2 in., housed in a single 12 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. frame. 

These color lithographs were originally published in the 8vo Gideon Welles' Reports of Naval Engagements on the Mississippi River, Resulting in the Capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the City of New Orleans, and the Destruction of the Rebel Naval Flotilla. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1862. They would have appeared as frontispiece pages. 

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[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Broadsides, Ephemera, Printing, Posters, Handbills, Documents, Newspapers]