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The war in America: A night alarm in the Federal camp : signalling from the right bank of the Potomac to head-quarters at Washington

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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American History -- 1861

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Title
The war in America: A night alarm in the Federal camp : signalling from the right bank of the Potomac to head-quarters at Washington
Names
Vizetelly, Frank, 1830-1883 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1861

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1862-01-25
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1861
Topics
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1861
guards -- Potomac River -- 1861
Military personnel -- Potomac River -- 1861
Signaling -- Potomac River -- 1861
Torches
Night
Night warfare
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: "From a sketch by our special artist [Frank Vizetelly]."--printed on border.
Source note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 18 x 25 cm. (7 1/4 x 10 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168674
Barcode: 33333159320213
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09f04460-c532-012f-fdd5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1830: Creator Born
  • 1862: Issued
  • 1883: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The war in America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862-01-25. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f906-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The war in America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f906-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1862-01-25). The war in America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f906-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The war in America