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- "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Surrender at Appomattox, 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.
- April 12, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
"Battle Scenes of the Rebellion" Surrender at Appomattox, 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.
- Newspaper Report of Official Correspondence, "Surrender of Lee!," April 9, 1865 - Since 1864, Union general Ulysses S. Grant had pursued General Robert E. Lee's army through Virginia and by April 1865 finally had worn the confederates out. This newspaper clipping announced the long-awaited news of the surrender. After four long years, the Civil War was coming to an end.
- April 09, 1865
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Newspaper Report of Official Correspondence, "Surrender of Lee!," April 9, 1865
Since 1864, Union general Ulysses S. Grant had pursued General Robert E. Lee's army through Virginia and by April 1865 finally had worn the confederates out. This newspaper clipping announced the long-awaited news of the surrender. After four long years, the Civil War was coming to an end.
- "Fresh Important Intelligence, Received this Morning," Baltimore, November 2, 1777 -
- November 02, 1777
- Collections - Artifact
"Fresh Important Intelligence, Received this Morning," Baltimore, November 2, 1777
- "Surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865" -
- April 09, 1865
- Collections - Artifact
"Surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865"
- Boston Patriot, No. 24, Vol. XI, June 1, 1814 -
- June 01, 1814
- Collections - Artifact
Boston Patriot, No. 24, Vol. XI, June 1, 1814