Surrender of Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. View of Principal Fortifications , including the Water Batteries. National Gunboats on the Cumberland River, and Town of Dover--Exhibition of White Flags on the Works -- National Troops Marching to Occupy the Fortifications

Frank Leslie's Weekly

Published by New York, New York, 1862

About this Item

59.4x118.7 cm. Large uncolored panoramic view showing the aftermath of the surrender of Fort Donelson, on the Cumblerand River in Tennessee near the Kentucky border, on February 16, 1862. Excellent condition, with creasing at one vertical fold. Published as a supplement to the March 15, 1862 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. No individual artist is identified. This is a very detailed, huge piece, depicting hundreds of soldiers and gunboats and soldiers in shallow boats in the river, all with excellent detail given how shortly after the event this print was engraved.

Seller Inventory # p00018

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surrender of Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. View of Principal Fortifications , including the Water Batteries. National Gunboats on the Cumberland River, and Town of Dover--Exhibition of White Flags on the Works -- National Troops Marching to Occupy the Fortifications
• Publisher: New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1862
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