Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. / sketched by W.C. Schwartzburg, Co. A, 24th Wis. Vols. ; lith. by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. / sketched by W.C. Schwartzburg, Co. A, 24th Wis. Vols. ; lith. by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. / sketched by W.C. Schwartzburg, Co. A, 24th Wis. Vols. ; lith. by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore.
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Libby Prison, a former tobacco warehouse and ship-supply building on Cary Street in Richmond, held captured Union officers from 1862 until the end of the war. This lithograph was drawn from life by W.C. Schwartzburg, a soldier in Company A of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteers, and printed in color by E. Sachse & Co. of Baltimore. It was published around 1865 by J.L. Baldwin, a member of Company B of the 58th Indiana Veterans Volunteers, and was issued as No. 26 in its series. Its origin among soldiers who had seen the prison firsthand makes it a useful record of how Northern readers pictured Confederate captivity.
| Created / published | Published by J.L. Baldwin Co. B 58th Regt. Inda. Vet. Vols. c1865. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by J.L. Baldwin. No. 26. |
| Subjects | Libby Prison--1860-1870. Prisons--Virginia--Richmond--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Detention facilities. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,657 × 3,826 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220364 |
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