Engraving, General George G. Meade

Union commander during the battle of Gettysburg

(1815-1872) Graduated in the West Point class of 1835. Won a brevet in the Mexican War. Meade fought in the Peninsular campaign and the Seven Days battles being very severely wounded at Glendale. He recovered in time to see action at 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Elevated to command of the Army of the Potomac, he defeated General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg and went on to fight in all of their battles culminating in the surrender at Appomattox...  

Engraving, General John E. Wool

(1784-1869) Was the oldest officer to exercise active command on either side during the Civil War. Wool emerged from the War of 1812 with the rank of colonel and inspector general of the army. In 1826 he was brevetted brigadier general and in 1841 was promoted to full brigadier general. He aided in moving the Cherokees from their tribal lands in Georgia and Tennessee to what is now eastern Oklahoma. In the Mexican War, he greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Buena Vista, and was voted a sword and the thanks of Congress. He was brevetted to rank...  

Engraving, Lieutenant John L. Worden, U.S. Navy

Commander of the famous Union ironclad, U.S.S. Monitor!

(1818-97) He entered the navy as a midshipman in 1835, and served at sea, and in the naval observatory until the start of the Civil War. He was captured after he delivered special orders to Fort Pickens, Florida, and attempted to return North by train, and was held as a P.O.W. for seven months. He was appointed to command the Union ironclad warship, the "Monitor," and fought in the very first naval battle between ironclads when he engaged the Confederate ironclad,...  

Engraving, General Edward D. Baker

Killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff, Va. in 1861

(1811-61) He read law and was admitted to the bar at the age of 19. A private during the Black Hawk War, he moved to Springfield, Illinois where he became a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln later named his second son after Baker. Attaining prominence as a great orator, he soon became involved in politics and became a representative of the Illinois general assembly; defeated Lincoln to become a representative in Congress; served in the Mexican War as colonel of the 4th Illinois...  

Engraving, Union Naval Officers of 1861

Authentic, original period steel engraving featuring nine individual portraits of officers of the U.S. Navy in 1861, with their names and ranks printed below their portraits. The larger portrait at the center is Com. S.H. Stringham. He is surrounded by Com. S.F. DuPont, Capt. W.H. Ward, Capt. C. Ringold, Capt. A.H. Foote, Com. Samuel L. Breese, Com. T.A.M. Craven, Com. Hiram Paulding, and Lieut. Daniel L. Brain. Engraved and published by J.C. Buttre, New York. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2. Light age toning and wear. Very fine.  

Lithograph, Confederate Uniforms, 1861-65

Full color lithograph titled, Confederate Uniforms- Civil War, 1861-1865. Executed from a painting by Steeple Davis. Copyright 1898, by The Woolfall Company. The People's Standard History of the United States. Excellent vignette featuring Confederate Generals' Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnston, J.E.B. Stuart, A.P. Hill, Confederate flags, soldiers, etc. 6 1/2 x 10.  

Engraving, General William S. Rosecrans

(1819-98) Graduated #5 in the West Point class of 1842. Known as "Old Rosy," he was promoted to rank of brigadier general in 1861. He commanded a brigade under McClellan in the western Virginia campaign at the battle of Rich Mountain. In May 1862, he directed the left wing of General Pope's Army of the Mississippi in the advance on Corinth. When Pope was ordered east, Rosecrans took over command of the army and fought at Corinth and Iuka. He later commanded the Army of the Cumberland at Murfreesboro, Chattanooga and Chickamauga. He was promoted...  

Engraving, General Robert E. Lee

Antique 1800's portrait engraving of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in uniform with printed facsimile autograph, Your obt. Servt., R.E. Lee. Published by D. Appleton & Co., N.Y.  

Engraving, General Quincy A. Gillmore

(1825-88) Graduated #1 in the West Point class of 1849. Gillmore was chief engineer of the Port Royal expedition in 1861-62 which effected an important Union lodgement on the Carolina coast. His greatest moment in the Civil War came when his brilliant plan reduced Fort Pulaski, Ga., the Confederate stronghold which guarded the approach to the Savannah River. In 1863 he commanded the Department of the South and was in charge of the Charleston campaign. It was said that his operations constituted a new era in the science of engineering and gunnery. In 1864,...  

Engraving, Battle of Gettysburg

Antique Civil War engraving, 8 x 5 3/4. Depicts the action on Cemetery Hill, during the battle of Gettysburg, in July 1863, with the cemetery gatehouse visible in the middle left of the scene. Imprint, Gettysburg, Engraved expressly for Abbott's Civil War. Drawn by Thomas Nast. Engraved by J.C. McRae.  

Engraving, Battle of Shiloh

Authentic, original 1862 dated steel engraving. Caption: Battle of Shiloh. Recapture of Artillery by a Portion of Gen. Rosseau's Command. Executed from a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., N.Y. Light age toning and edge wear. 10 1/2 x 8.  

Print, The Lincoln Monument at Springfield, Illinois

Antique print, 6 x 8 3/4. Caption: The Lincoln Monument at Springfield, Ill. Light age toning. Circa 1901.