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VMI ArchivesNineteenth century engravings and lithographs depicting Generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. These were among the many prints that depicted significant figures of the Confederacy and were a popular fixture in many post-Civil War homes in the South.
William Sartain (November 21, 1843 – 1924) was an American artist.
Mezzotint engraving depicting Jackson with his wife and daughter. It was published in 1866 by Bradley and Company of Philadelphia. The scene, contained inaccuracies. Jackson's daughter, for example was an infant when her father died in 1863, but in this print is shown as the age she was in 1866.
Currier and Ives black and white lithograph depicting visit of General Robert E. Lee at the grave of General Stonewall Jackson in Lexington, Virginia. This view is alleedly based on a soldier's sketch.
Color engraving depicting General Stonewall Jackson.
An engraved portrait of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was originally sold to help pay for a memorial at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The inscriptions at the base of the print read: "Sold by authority of the Jackson Monument Association for the purpose of executing a monument to the memory of General Thomas J. Jackson at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia." Facsimile signature of T. J. Jackson, S. Bassett French, and Gov. John Letcher. Engraved by A. B. Walter after a photo from life (Winchester image). This print was sold during an extensive lecture tour in the 1870s.
Background: In 1869 a committee chaired by ex-Virginia Governor John Letcher began work to raise money for a memorial honoring Gen. Stonewall Jackson. These engravings were sold in large numbers beginning in 1871 as part that fundraising effort. The prints turn up for sale in Civil War memorabilia shops fairly frequently. The memorial did not actually take shape until 1896 when VMI constructed an extension to Barracks known as Jackson Memorial Hall. This building, except for the entryway into Barracks called "Jackson Arch," was torn down in 1915 and replaced with additional cadet quarters. Other local memorials include statues of Jackson that were dedicated in 1891 (located in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery on Main St. in Lexington) and in 1912 (at VMI in front of the cadet Barracks). Finally, a new Jackson Memorial Hall was constructed at VMI in 1916. It still stands today and houses the VMI Chapel and the VMI Museum.
Engraved portrait of General Stonewall Jackson. Engraved by A. B. Walter after a photo from life (Winchester image).
Lithograph by Currier and Ives depicting the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
"Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on the evening of the day before the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1st. 1863." From the original painting by EBD Julio, New Orleans. Engraved by Frederick Halpin.
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Depicts General Robert E. Lee on the battlefield at Chancellorsville, astride his horse Traveller.
Kurz and Allison were a major publisher of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. Based at 267-269 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, they built their reputation on large prints published in the mid-1880s depicting battles and leaders of the American Civil War.
Depicting General Stonewall Jackson on horseback
Art print, "Stonewall Jackson and his boyhood home situated on the West Fork River, Lewis Co., W. Va.", published by S. E. Barrett.