Panorama of the Seat of War. Birds Eye View of Kentucky and Tennessee showing Cairo and part of the southern states

by John Bachmann

$3,950 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine copy of this bird's-eye view by Bachmann, 'one of the finest American artists and lithographers specializing in bird's-eye views' Stephenson & McKee , recalling a pivotal moment in the Civil War. 'Bachmann did six views of the Confederate States like this one ... They are very rare.' Rumsey . The clouds of smoke over Fort Donelson show that this image is intended to recall a moment in time between February 11th and the 16th, 1862, when Brigadier General Ulysses

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