Images Dated 12th January 2009 (page 4)

Washington Irving, American author, (c1880). Best known for his short stories, Irving was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian

The burning of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1871 (c1880). The Great Fire of Chicago destroyed a third of the city including the whole of the business district

Assassination of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 1865 (c1880). On Good Friday, 14th April 1865, while at Fords Theatre, Washington

General Robert E Lees farwell to his soldiers, 1865 (c1880). The foremost Confederate general of the American Civil War, Lee (1807-1870) took command of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862

Boat of the Deerhound rescuing Captain Raphael Semmes, 1864 (c1880). Semmes was a Confederate naval officer during the American Civil War

Lieutenant Cushings attack on the Albemarle, c1880
Lieutenant William B Cushings attack on the Albemarle, 1864 (c1880). The Albemarle was a Confederate ironclad warship that operated in the coastal waters of North Carolina during the American Civil

Andrew Johnson, 16th President of the United States, (c1880). Johnson (1808-1875) succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. His term lasted from 1865 to 1869

Troops tearing up a railway, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

James B McPherson, Union general of the American Civil War, (c1880). Killed at the Battle of Atlanta in 1864, McPherson was the most senior Union general killed in the Civil War

General Butler, Union general of the American Civil War and politician, (c1880). Butler (1818-1893) commanded the force that occupied New Orleans after the Union Navy captured the city in 1862

General Sheridan at Cedar Creek, Virginia, American Civil War, 1864 (c1880). The Battle of Cedar Creek was one of the last and most decisive engagements of the Valley Campaigns of 1864

Philip Henry Sheridan, Union general of the American Civil War, (c1880). During the Civil War Sheridan (1831-1888) rose to the rank of Major-general in the Union (northern) army

Flight of black Union soldiers from Fort Pillow, Tennessee, American Civil War, 1864 (c1880). The Confederates captured the Union-held Fort Pillow on 12th April 1864

Emperor Maximillian of Mexico, (c1880). Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1832-1867) was crowned Emperor of Mexico on 10 June 1864. By early 1865 his administration had failed

Escape of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, 1863 (c1880). Morgan was captured after leading the campaign in the American Civil War that became known as Morgans Raid

Captain Northrop leading the attack at Knoxville, Tennessee, American Civil War, 1863 (c1880). The Knoxville Campaign was fought in the autumn of 1863

The battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, American Civil War, 1863 (c1880). Chancellorsville is regarded as possibly Confederate general Robert E Lees finest victory

George Meade, Union general of the American Civil War, (c1880). In the American Civil War, Meade (1815-1872) fought for the Union states at Bull Run and Antietam

David Dixon Porter, Union admiral of the American Civil War, (c1880). One of the foremost Union naval commanders of the Civil War

The Nashville destroying a federal merchantman, American Civil War, 1861-1862 (c1880). Built as a passenger steamer, the Nashville was converted into a warship by the Confederates when the Civil War

Ambrose Burnside, Union general of the American Civil War, (c1880). Burnside (1824-1881) commanded the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg

Charge of the Federals at Corinth, American Civil War, (c1880). Corinth, Mississippi, was the site of two battles in 1862 during the American Civil War

General McClellan at the battle of Antietam, American Civil War, 1862 (c1880). George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) was commanding general of the Union army in the early part of the American Civil

James Longstreet, Confederate General of the American Civil War, (c1880). Longstreet (1821-1904) was one of the Souths most prominent generals during the Civil War

March past of the Garibaldi Guard before President Lincoln, 1861-1865 (c1880). The Garibaldi Guard was the nickname given to the 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment that fought in the American

Horace Greeley, American newspaper editor, politician and reformer, (c1880). Greeley (1811-1872) was editor of the New York Tribune, the most influential American newspaper from the 1840s and 1870s

US military telegraph wagon, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). After Gardner: Photo Sketch Book of the War. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

Advertisement for Beechams Pills, 1887. The pills were first introduced by Thomas Beecham in the early 1840s. A laxative, they were marketed as a cure for a whole multitude of ailments

Birthday card, c1900-1929(?)

Birthday card, c1900-1929(?)

Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and Emperor. Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

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