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Franklin Pierce, president of the United States, c1850s. Pierce (1804-1869) was 14th President of the United States, (1853-1857)
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 NeillTheodore Winthrop, American soldier, (1872). Winthrop (1828-1861) was killed at Great Bethel on 10 June 1861. At the Battle of Big Bethel he volunteered for General Ebenezer Pierces staff
Lieutenant Colonel James Haggerty, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O NeillLieutenant 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 NeillCaptain Elisha N Jones, American soldier, (1872). Jones (1819-1861) was killed at the Battle of Bull Run on 21 July 1861. The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas
Colonel Noah Lane Farnham, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O NeillColonel 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. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States
Charles McCook, American soldier, (1872). Artist: John A O NeillCharles 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 NeillNathaniel 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). Lieutenant Grout (1843-1861), was a civil war soldier who served with the Unions 15th Massachusetts as a Second Lieutenant
Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, 1872. Wilkes (1798-1877) led a US government expedition that explored the northwest coast of North America and part of the coast of Antarctica
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. John Lovewell, (1691-1725) was a British explorer and soldier who lived in Dunstable, now Nashua
Honor the Brave, 1872. Artist: C BurtHonor 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. The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765 in order to raise revenue in
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 NeillMajor-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. Wayne (1745-1796) adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War
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 BurtThe 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). A romanticized version of the unsuccessful 1775-1776 winter assault on Quebec City by American forces under Montgomery (1736-1775)
Saratoga and Stillwater, Encampments of Burgoynes Army, 1777, (1872). The Battle(s) of Saratoga were considered by many historians to have been the turning point of the American Revolutionary War
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
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). The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea on ships in Boston
Commodore Andrew Hull Foote, American naval officer, late 19th century. Artist: John A O NeillCommodore 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
The Church of Santa Maria degli Angely Near Assisi, 1909. Artist: Henri Edmond CrossThe Church of Santa Maria degli Angely Near Assisi, 1909. As a result of a journey to Italy, Cross produced a number of such scenes of Perugia and Assisi
The City Rises, 1911. Artist: Umberto BoccioniThe City Rises, 1911. Against the Milanese urban background of smoking chimneys, scaffolding, a streetcar, and a locomotive, enormous draft horses tug at their harnesses
Both Members of This Club, 1909. Artist: George Wesley BellowsBoth Members of This Club, 1909. Inspired by fights at Tom Sharkeys Athletic Club in New York. At the time, public boxing matches were illegal in the city
A Little Girl, 1887. Artist: Cecilia BeauxA Little Girl, 1887. Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) American society portraitist, in the nature of John Singer Sargent. Her portraits often have an underlying sense of psychological disquiet compounded by
Angel, War Monument, 1927. Artist: Ernst BarlachAngel, War Monument, 1927. Ernst Barlach, (1870-1938) German expressionist sculptor known for creating conflict during the rise of the Nazis when most of his sculptures protesting against the war
Portrait of a man, 1872. Artist: John A O NeillPortrait of a man, 1872. From A Childs History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea, published by Hess and McDavitt (New York, 1872)
Death of Christopher Columbus, 1506, (1872). Italian explorer and trader Columbus (1451-1506) on his deathbed. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States
Ulyssess Grant, 18th President of the United States, 1872. Grant (1822-1885) was commander in chief of the Union army during the Civil War, and was President from 1869 until 1877
William Tecumseh Sherman, American soldier, businessman, educator, and author, 1872. General Sherman (1820-1891), one of the main figures in the American Civil War
Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard, American soldier, c1860s. Beauregard (1818-1893) was a general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
George Washington, the first President of the United States, 1872. Washington (1732-1799) was President from 1789 until 1797
Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, (1872). Jackson (1767-1845) was president from 1829 to 1837. Engraving from A Childs History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, British Whig statesman, 1872. Portrait of Prime Minister William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1872. Originally built and inhabited by the colonial government of Pennsylvania (as reflected in its original name, Pennsylvania State House)