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- Elegy: On the Death of James Lawrence, Esq. late Commander of the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake, 1813 - Captain James Lawrence took command of the USS <em>Chesapeake</em> in May 1813 during the War of 1812. On June 1, the seasoned crew of the British frigate HMS <em>Shannon</em> disabled and captured the <em>Chesapeake</em> after a short but intense battle--during which the mortally wounded Captain Lawrence issued a last command: "Don't give up the ship!" This elegy honors the fallen captain.
- 1813
- Collections - Artifact
Elegy: On the Death of James Lawrence, Esq. late Commander of the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake, 1813
Captain James Lawrence took command of the USS Chesapeake in May 1813 during the War of 1812. On June 1, the seasoned crew of the British frigate HMS Shannon disabled and captured the Chesapeake after a short but intense battle--during which the mortally wounded Captain Lawrence issued a last command: "Don't give up the ship!" This elegy honors the fallen captain.
- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Monitor and Virginia, March 1862, Civil War Panorama - In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- March 01, 1862
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"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Monitor and Virginia, March 1862, Civil War Panorama
In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Fort Donelson, February 14, 1862, Civil War Panorama - In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- February 14, 1862
- Collections - Artifact
"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Fort Donelson, February 14, 1862, Civil War Panorama
In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory" -
- August 19, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory"
- Aaron Greeley's Deposition following Ship Capture at Brownstown, Michigan, July 29, 1812 -
- July 01, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Aaron Greeley's Deposition following Ship Capture at Brownstown, Michigan, July 29, 1812
- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" The Capture of The CSS Atlanta, Civil War Panorama - In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- June 17, 1863
- Collections - Artifact
"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" The Capture of The CSS Atlanta, Civil War Panorama
In the 1880s, Thomas Clarkson Gordon, a self-taught artist and Civil War veteran, created a panorama depicting scenes from the Civil War. Gordon stitched together 15 paintings -- each 7 by 14 feet -- into a canvas roll more than 100 feet long. He toured his multi-paneled panorama throughout eastern Indiana, retelling the history of the conflict through his vivid illustrations.
- Engraving, "Capture of H.B.M. Frigate 'Macedonian' by the U.S. Frigate 'United States,'" War of 1812 -
- October 30, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "Capture of H.B.M. Frigate 'Macedonian' by the U.S. Frigate 'United States,'" War of 1812