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Heroism and death of Sergeant-major Kennedy

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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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Warfare -- American Indian

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Title
Heroism and death of Sergeant-major Kennedy
Names
Karst, John, 1836-1922 (Wood engraver)
Taylor, James E., 1839-1901 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Warfare -- American Indian

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1882
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WARF-Ame
Topics
Indians of North America -- War
Kennedy, Walter, Sergeant-Major, d. 1868
Campaigns & battles -- Oklahoma -- Washita County -- 1860-1869
Dead persons
Fighting
Washita Campaign, 1868-1869
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Sargeant Kennedy was the last to die of Major Elliott's entire comand of twenty men. A crowd of exultant savages quickly surrounded him, determined to take him alive and reserve him for all the horrors of torture. Realizing this he saw that his only hope of escaping such a terrible fate was in exasperating the Indians to kill him at once. Seeming to surrender, he advanced toward the Chief, who approached him with hands thrust out, exclaiming, 'How?' 'How?'. Quick as thought Kennedy ran his sword through the Chief's body. One instant of terrified surprise on the part of the Indians and then Kennedy fell, his body riddled by twenty bullets. The merciful death had come to him."
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17960483
Barcode: 33333159484381
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4809e460-c565-012f-47d9-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1836: Creator Born
  • 1882: Issued
  • 1922: 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. "Heroism and death of Sergeant-major Kennedy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0d47-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Heroism and death of Sergeant-major Kennedy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0d47-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1882). Heroism and death of Sergeant-major Kennedy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0d47-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Heroism and death of Sergeant-major Kennedy