More than 175 rare illustrations, selected from Harper's Weekly,Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, and other periodicals of the Civil War period capture the opening shots fired upon Fort Sumter in 1861, the battle of Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, Sherman's destruction of... read more
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More than 175 rare illustrations, selected from Harper's Weekly,Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, and other periodicals of the Civil War period capture the opening shots fired upon Fort Sumter in 1861, the battle of Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, Sherman's destruction of Atlanta, and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox in 1865, among other significant scenes.
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