nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


Attack on Fort Wagner

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data source:

Research Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

813463


Item data

Title

Attack on Fort Wagner

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1863

Names

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1867
Place: New York
Publisher: Johnson, Fry & Co.

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1863

Subjects

Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1863
Fort Wagner (S.C.)
Campaigns & battles -- Charleston -- Fort Wagner -- 1863

Genres

Reproductive Prints
Conjectural Works

Notes

Original Version: "Painted by Thomas Nast"--lettered on border.
Source Note: History of the War for the Union : civil, military & naval. Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus) ; 1816-1878 ; author. New York : Johnson, Fry, 1861-1865. 3 v. Illustrated by Alonzo Chappel.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Entered according to the act of Congress, AD 1867, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district court of N.Y."--lettered on border.

Physical Description

Steel engravings
Extent: 17 x 21 cm (6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613368
Barcode: 33333159326962
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 67360270-c532-012f-a442-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1867

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Attack on Fort Wagner" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67360270-c532-012f-a442-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1867). Attack on Fort Wagner Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67360270-c532-012f-a442-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Attack on Fort Wagner" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67360270-c532-012f-a442-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67360270-c532-012f-a442-58d385a7bc34 | title= (still image) Attack on Fort Wagner (1867) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 8, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>