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Union assault on the Confederate breastworks at the Battle of Cold Harbor on 3 June 1864, sketch by Alfred R. Waud in Harper's Weekly: Journal of Civilization, June 25 1864.

Crow warrior Pine Leaf (associated with the figure known as Woman Chief), illustration from The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, edited by Thomas D. Bonner, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New...

A scene of the explosion from the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War, illustration by Alfred R. Waud in Harper's Weekly, 30 July 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The Gun-Boat Attack on the Water Batteries of Fort Donelson, wood carving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, 15 March 1862. The wood carving print shows a scene...

The Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on the Rebel Batteries at Fort Donelson, wood engraving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, 1862. The wood engraving print here...

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