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Striking view of Richmond, Virginia, showing Union troops in the foreground and the City across the James River.
Jefferson's Capitol Building is prominently depicted. Medallions surround the central picture showing commanders (Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, and Kilpatrick) and thirty detailed maps showing sites of battles that led to the ultimate victory.
The battles mapped are Dallas, Ga.; Kannasaw, Ga.; Mobile, Al.; Atlanta, Ga.; Yellow Tavern, Va.; New Market, Va.; Drury's Bluff, Va.; Spotsylvania, Va.; Cold Harbor, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Mt. Crawford, Va.; Burnsville Junction, Va.; Five Forks, Va.; Battle of Fort Stedman; Staunton, Va.; Cedar Creek, Va.; Monacacy, Md.; Lynchburg, Va.; White House, Va.; Goldsboro, N.C.; Wilmington, N.C.; Charleston, S.C.; Columbia, S.C.; Fort Fisher, N.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Ft. McAlister, Ga., Ft. DuRussey, La.; Cane River, La.; Dalton, Ga.; and Rasaca, Ga.
The print celebrates both the capture of Richmond and the surrender of General Lee. In the top dedication oval it hails the end of the war and the "sure beginning of Peace."
The view is apparently quite rare, with OCLC noting only the Duke Univeristy example. We note also examples at John Carter Brown and a 1925 Anderson Galleries Catalogue 1974 (Stephen Van Rensselaer Sale)
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