John Gilmary Shea Collection

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 19 April 1775, (1872). The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War

Death of Christopher Columbus, 1506, (1872). Italian explorer and trader Columbus (1451-1506) on his deathbed

Portrait of a man, 1872. Artist: John A O Neill
Portrait of a man, 1872. From A Childs History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea, published by Hess and McDavitt (New York, 1872)

Sir Henry Vane, governor of Massachusetts, 1872
Sir Henry Vane, governor of Massachusetts Bay, 1872. Vane (1613-1662) was governor of Massachusetts in 1636

Surrender of General Johnston to General Sherman, 26 April 1865, (1872). Confederate general Joseph Eggleston Johnston surrenders to William Tecumseh Sherman at the end of the American Civil War

The Last Broadside of the Varuna, 1862, (1872)

Christopher Columbus being received by Ferdinand and Isabella at Barcelona, c1490s, (1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) at the court of the Spanish monarchs

Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer and trader, (c1872)

Christopher Columbus in chains on board the Gorda, 1490s, (c1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) was sent back to Spain in chains aboard a ship called the Gorda

Adjutant Frazar Augustus Stearns, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Adjutant Frazar Augustus Stearns, American soldier, (1872). Stearns was killed at Newbern on 14 March 1862, during the American Civil War

Colonel Charles Lambert Russel, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Colonel Charles Lambert Russel, American soldier, (1872). Union soldier Russel (1828-1862) was killed at Roanoke on 8 February 1862

Samuel Francis du Pont, American naval officer, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Samuel Francis du Pont, American naval officer, (1872)

Farmers Son, c1872. Artist: William G Jackman
Farmers Son, c1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

William Hervey Lamme Wallace, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
William Hervey Lamme Wallace, American soldier, (1872). Wallace (1821-1862) was considered by Ulyssess Grant to be one of the Unions greatest generals in the American Civil War

Henry Wager Halleck, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Henry Wager Halleck, American soldier, (1872). Halleck (1815-1872) was Union commander in chief and chief of staff during the American Civil War. He was also a scholar and lawyer

Edward Dickinson Baker, American politician, lawyer, and military leader, (1872). Portrait of English-born Baker (1811-1861)

Esther De Berdt Reed, American Revolutionary War patriot, 1872
Esther De Berdt Reed, American patriot, 1872. De Berdt (1746-1780) was a patriot during the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Gettysburg, American Civil War, 1-3 July 1863, (1872)

Grist to the Lawyers Mill, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Grist to the Lawyers Mill, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872)

William Starke Rosecrans, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
William Starke Rosecrans, American soldier, (1872). Rosecrans (1819-1898) was a Union general during the American Civil War. He was also an inventor, businessman, diplomat and politician

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish revolutionary, (1872). Meagher (1823-1867) also served in the United States Army as a brigadier general on the Union side during the American Civil War

Samuel Peter Heintzelman, US Army General, 1872. Artist: John A O Neill
Samuel Peter Heintzelman, US Army General, 1872

Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulyssess Grant, 9 April 1865, (1872)

Mrs Pells Pilgrimage, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Mrs Pells Pilgrimage, 1872. A black woman carrying teacups points to a sign saying: Gentlemen not Permitted

Captain Jack, chief of the Native American Modoc tribe, 1872. Captain Jack (c1840-1873), whose Native American name was Kintpuash, was the leader of the Modoc tribe

The impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 5 March 1868, (1872). Johnson (1808-1875), seventeenth President of the United States, succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Colonel John W Lowe, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Colonel John W Lowe, American soldier, (1872). Lowe, of the 12th Ohio Infantry, was killed at Carnifex Ferry om 10 September 10 1861

The Death-bed of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865, (1872). Lincoln (1809-1865) was assassinated while at the theatre

Two Spheres of Life, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Two Spheres of Life, 1872. A domestic servant works (left), while her mistress plays the piano

Brigadier-General Irvin McDowell, American military officer, (1872). McDowell (1818-1885) led a Union army of about 30, 000 at the First Battle of Bull Run, fought on 21 July 1861

Mrs Steele and General Green, c1770s, (1872). Artist: C Burt
Mrs Steele and General Green, c1770s, (1872)

John Adams, the second President of the United States, 1872. Adams (1735-1826) was president from 1797 until 1801

Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, 1872. Jefferson (1743-1826), was President from 1801 until 1809

John Ellis Wool, officer in the United States Army, (1872). Wool (1784-1869) fought in the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the American Civil War

Winfield Scott, United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate, (1872). Scott (1786-1866) played a major role in the Mexican War (1846-1848) and ran for the presidency in 1852

Sir Walter Raleigh parting his wife on the morning of his execution, 1618, (1872)

The USS Constitution capturing the Cyane and Levant, 1815, (1872). On 20 February 1815, the Constitution overcame the British ships Cyane and Levant

An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. Artist: C Burt
An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. A family during the presidency of James Madison (1809-1817)

A Picture of American Life in 1830, (1872). Artist: C Burt
A Picture of American Life in 1830, (1872). Domestic scene, possibly of a daughter introducing a young man to her mother

John Tyler, tenth President of the United States, (1872). Tyler (1790-1862) was president from 1841 to 1845

General Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, American soldier, (1872). Mansfield (1803-1862) was a career US Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union general in the American Civil War

Inhabitants of the Coast, Mexico, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

General William Worth, American soldier, (1872). Worth (1794-1849) was a United States general during the Mexican-American War

Mercy Warren, American patriot and writer, 1872. During the time of the American Revolution, Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) hosted political meetings in her home

Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States, 1872. Fillmore (1800-1874) was president from 1850 to 1853

Colonel Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, American soldier, (1872). Ellsworth (1837-1861) was the first officer to die in the Civil War

A Group of Sioux Indians, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

The Bereaved Mother, 1872. This is possibly inspired by the American Civil War (1861-1865) between the United States of America (the Union) and the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy)

Theodore Winthrop, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Theodore Winthrop, American soldier, (1872). Winthrop (1828-1861) was killed at Great Bethel on 10 June 1861

Lieutenant Colonel James Haggerty, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Lieutenant Colonel James Haggerty, American soldier, (1872). Haggerty, a Union soldier, was killed at the Battle of Bull Run on 21 July 1861

Captain Elisha N Jones, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Captain Elisha N Jones, American soldier, (1872). Jones (1819-1861) was killed at the Battle of Bull Run on 21 July 1861

Colonel Noah Lane Farnham, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Colonel Noah Lane Farnham, American soldier, (1872). Union soldier Farnham (1829-1861) was killed at the Battle of Bull Run

Mary Morris, 1872. Morris and her husband Robert helped to fund the American Revolutionary War in the 1770s

Charles McCook, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Charles McCook, American soldier, (1872). McCook (1843-1861), an 18-year-old Union soldier, was killed at Bull Run, 21 July 1861

Nathaniel Lyon, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Nathaniel Lyon, American soldier, (1872). Lyon (1818-1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War

Rebecca Brewton Motte, American patriot and plantation owner, 1872. Courageous widow Motte (1738-1815) was the owner of Fairfield Plantation, South Carolina

Captain Alexander Bielaski, American soldier, (1872). Bielaski, who was of Polish extraction, fought for the Union in the American Civl War and was killed at Belmont, 7 November 1861

John William Grout, American soldier, (1872)

Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, 1872

Captain Kidd Burying his Treasures, 1872. Anglo-American pirate William Captain Kidd (1654-1701) hiding his ill-gotten gains

Chamberlain and Paugus at Lovewells Fight, 1725, (1872). John Chamberlain shoots Paugus

Honor the Brave, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Honor the Brave, 1872. A gravedigger leans on his spade and pauses to watch a funeral, probably that of an American patriot killed fighting the British in the American Revolutionary War

The Stamp Riots of New York, c1765, (1872). A banner reads: The Folly of England and the Right of America

Sarah Franklin Bache, American revolutionary war patriot, 1872. Bache (1743-1808) was the only daughter of Benjamin Franklin

Major-General Philip Kearny, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O Neill
Major-General Philip Philip Kearny, American soldier, (1872). Union soldier Philip Kearny (1815-1862) was killed on 1 September 1862 at Chantilly, Virginia

General Anthony Wayne, United States Army general and statesman, 1872

The Battle of the Kegs, 6 January 1778, (1872). Scene during the American Revolution when a particular British fleet of ships terrorized the colonists and resided in Philadelphias port

The Old Hedge School, 1872. Artist: C Burt
The Old Hedge School, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

The Death of General Richard Montgomery at Quebec, 1775, (1872)

Saratoga and Stillwater, Encampments of Burgoynes Army, 1777, (1872)

Martha Wilson, 1872. Portrait of Wilson (born 1758), inscribed I pray God to bless you. Engraving from John Gilmary Shea s, A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773, (1872)

Commodore Andrew Hull Foote, American naval officer, late 19th century. Foote (1806-1863) served in the Union Navy in the American Civil War

The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec, 1759, (1872). James Wolfe (1727-1759), English soldier, lies dying on the Heights of Abraham as Quebec is captured from the French on 13 September 1759

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