The execution of Captain Wirz at Washington
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814441
Item data
Title
The execution of Captain Wirz at Washington
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Punishments -- Hanging
Names
Peters, G. W. (Engraver)
Ransom, Fletcher C. (Fletcher Charles), 1870-1943 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1876
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC PUNI-Han
Subjects
Punishment & torture
Hangings (Executions)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865
Gallows -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1860-1869
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Drawn by F. C. Ransom from a photograph."
Source Note: Popular history of the United States, from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen to the end of the Civil War. (New York : Scribner, c1876-1881) Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878), Author.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17252193
Barcode: 33333159445887
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2599f4e0-c562-012f-e70d-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1876
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The execution of Captain Wirz at Washington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2599f4e0-c562-012f-e70d-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1876). The execution of Captain Wirz at Washington Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2599f4e0-c562-012f-e70d-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The execution of Captain Wirz at Washington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2599f4e0-c562-012f-e70d-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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