The Surrender of Vicksburg / Theodore R. Davis. – Vintage Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of The Surrender of Vicksburg / Theodore R. Davis.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Surrender of Vicksburg / Theodore R. Davis.
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Published as a two-page spread in *Harper's Weekly* on August 1, 1863, this wood engraving by Theodore R. Davis shows the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The city fell to Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863, after a siege that began in May had left its Confederate garrison cut off and short of food. Davis was an artist attached to the Union army who sent sketches from the front, and his work helped readers in the North follow the campaign that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
| Created / published | [1863] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 prints (2 pages) : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Wood engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 1, p. 488-489. |
| Subjects | Surrenders--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Surrenders. Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 986 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167113 |
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