RF2H6DTN3–Battle of Alma Sutherland highlanders. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006. The Battle of the Alma (short for Battle of the Alma River) was a battle in the Crimean War between an allied expeditionary force (made up of French, British, and Egyptian forces) and Russian forces defending the Crimean Peninsula on 20 September 1854. The allies had made a surprise landing in Crimea on 14 September. The allied commanders, Maréchal Jacques Leroy de
RF2CT452Y–The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne IPA: [ˈkah n̪ˠə ˈbˠoːn̪ʲə]) was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland, versus those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II (his cousin and James's daughter), had acceded to the Crowns of England and Scotland[b] in 1689. The battle took place across the River Boyne close to the town of Drogheda in the Kingdom of Ireland, modern-day Republic of Ireland, and resulted in a victory for William. This turned the tide in James's failed attempt to regain the British crown and
RM2GNAXJJ–Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, (March 9, 1862), in the American Civil War, naval engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia, a harbour at the mouth of the James River, notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. by Kurz and Allison
RM2GNAXR8–The Battle of Shiloh by Thure de Thulstrup (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was an early battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The Union Army of the Tennessee (Major General Ulysses S. Grant) had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River, where the Confederate Army of Mississippi (General Albert Sidney Johnston, P. G. T. Beauregard second-in-command) launched a surprise attack on Grant's army from its base in Cori
RM2GNAYM9–FLAG-OFFICER FOOTE [Andrew Hull Foote (September 12, 1806 – June 26, 1863) was an American naval officer who was noted for his service in the American Civil War and also for his contributions to several naval reforms in the years prior to the war. When the war came, he was appointed to command of the Western Gunboat Flotilla, predecessor of the Mississippi River Squadron. In that position, he led the gunboats in the Battle of Fort Henry. For his services with the Western Gunboat Flotilla, Foote was among the first naval officers to be promoted to the then-new rank of rear admiral] from the boo
RF2DH8JW4–The Battle of the Yalu River was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War, and took place on 17 September 1894, the day after the Japanese victory at the land Battle of Pyongyang. It involved ships from the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Chinese Beiyang Fleet. The battle is also known by a variety of names: Battle of Haiyang Island, Battle of Dadonggou, Battle of the Yellow Sea and Battle of Yalu. From the book 'Scenes from the Japan-China War' by Inouye, Jukichi, 1862-1929; Yamamoto, Eiki, illustrator. Published in Tokyo in 1895 with English Text. The First Sino-Japanese Wa
RM2GNAYMD–USS Conestoga was originally a civilian side-wheel towboat built at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1859. She was acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861 and converted to a 572-ton 'timberclad' river gunboat for use by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, with officers provided by the navy. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNAYM1–The thousand-ton ironclad Essex [USS Essex was a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was named for Essex County, Massachusetts. USS Essex was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana as a steam-powered ferry named New Era.] from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNAYHN–The thousand ton ironclad Essex After Fort Henry [USS Essex was a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was named for Essex County, Massachusetts. USS Essex was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana as a steam-powered ferry named New Era.] from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2H06G3N–SUPPLY TRAIN, SECOND CORPS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC Taking in Supplies on the James River for General Grant’s Army. from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2H06H6F–UNITED STATES MONITORS ON THE JAMES RIVER, below the Howlett House, near Dutch Gap. The high tower on the right of the picture was at the right of General Butler’s line at Bermuda Hundred, being used by him to watch the enemy’s movements. from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RF2M7D3FP–Constructing a Bridge Over the Danube from the book The story of the great war; the complete historical records of events to date DIPLOMATIC AND STATE PAPERS by Reynolds, Francis Joseph, 1867-1937; Churchill, Allen Leon; Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959; Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927; Knight, Austin Melvin, 1854-1927; Palmer, Frederick, 1873-1958; Simonds, Frank Herbert, 1878-; Ruhl, Arthur Brown, 1876- Volume IV Published 1916
RM2GNAYPA–River Boats at Pittsburg Landing, on Tennessee Riverafter the battle of Shilo from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNB0PY–Contraband laborers [Escaped Slaves] often pressed into service by Federals are repairing the "stringer" track near Murfreesboro after the battle of Stone s River. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNB6DH–Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, (March 9, 1862), in the American Civil War, naval engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia, a harbour at the mouth of the James River, notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. Color artwork painting from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNB66G–The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was an early battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. The Union Army of the Tennessee (Major General Ulysses S. Grant) had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and was encamped principally at Pittsburg Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River, where the Confederate Army of Mississippi (General Albert Sidney Johnston, P. G. T. Beauregard second-in-command) launched a surprise attack on Grant's army from its base in Corinth, Mississippi. Colo
RM2GNB6K0–The Battle of New Orleans [The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was a turning point in the war, which precipitated the capture of the Mississippi River. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself, which was spared the destruction suffered by many other Southern cities]. Color artwork painting from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by H
RM2GNB2M6–At this point, where Citico Creek joins the Tennessee, the left of the Eleventh Corps of the Army of the Cumberland rested on the river bank, the limit of the Federal line of defense, east of Chattanooga. Here, on high ground overlooking the stream, was posted Battery McAloon to keep the Confederates back from the river, so that timber and firewood could be rafted down to the besieged army. In the chill of autumn, with scanty rations, the soldiers had a hard time keeping warm, as all fuel within the lines had been consumed. The Army of the Cumberland was almost conquered by hardship. Grant fea
RM2GNB5B3–THE CONFEDERATE RAM STONEWALL from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNAYMH–USS Tyler was originally a merchant ship named A. O. Tyler, a commercial side-wheel steamboat with twin stacks and covered paddles positioned aft. Constructed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1857, it was acquired by the United States Navy, 5 June 1861 for service in the American Civil War and converted into the gunboat USS Tyler on 5 June 1861. She was commissioned in September 1861. She was protected with thick wooden bulwarks. She was present both at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixtee
RF2J4X4CJ–NEW ORLEANS, LA., AND ITS VICINITY from the book The great Civil War : a history of the late rebellion : with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc. by Robert Tomes, 1817-1882 Publisher New York : Virtue and Yorston 1865-1867
RM2GNB5AH–This craft, the Commodore Perry, was an old New York ferryboat purchased and hastily pressed into service by the Federal navy to help solve the problem of patrolling the three thousand miles of coast, along which the blockade must be made effective. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNB5AP–The blockade-runner A. D. Vance from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNB3DY–INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY CROSSING ON BOATS MADE OF PONTOONS from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RF2JK0N0M–Rossnaree (Irish: Ros na Rí, meaning 'wood of the kings'; Old Irish Ros na Ríg or Ros na Ríogh) is a small village and townland in County Meath, Ireland, on the south bank of the River Boyne. The Brú na Bóinne complex of neolithic monuments is nearby, on the north bank of the Boyne. Rossnaree commands a ford that was used by the Williamites at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. from the guidebook ' THE FAIR HILLS OF IRELAND ' By STEPHEN GWYNN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HUGH THOMSON Published 1906 Dublin: MAUNSEL AND CO., Limited London: MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited NEW YORK : THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
RM2H06E17–FLEET OF ARMY TRANSPORTS ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER, 1863. from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2H06DJW–U.S. GUNBOAT MENDOLA STATIONED ON THE JAMES RIVER, 1864-5 from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RF2J10993–The 22-year-old Prince Imperial of France, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, who studied in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty Zulus in the vicinity of Itelezi Mountain and Ityotyozi River in Zululand. The prince's horse, 'Fate', bolted and the prince, in attempting to mount his fleeing horse tripped and fell and was speared to death. A memorial, now a historical monument, was erected to him by Queen Victoria at the place where he had been killed. Black a
RM2H06PPT–The Famous 'Sucks' or Rapids on the Tennessee River. Navigation through these Rapids was impossible except with the aid of a powerful windlass located on the shore from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RF2HEBPXM–Sulima Mouth of the Danube River from the book The illustrated history of the war against Russia (Crimean War October 1853 to February 1856) by Edward Henry Nolan, published in 1857
RF2PN2914–Stone Bridge over Bull Run river from the book ' Highways and byways of the South ' by Clifton Johnson, 1865-1940 Publication date 1904 Publisher New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan and co., limited
RF2PG3X9E–Waterloo Bridge, built by John Rennie, 1811-1817, and opened on the second anniversary of the battle of Waterloo watercolour painted by Rose Barton from the book ' Familiar London ' Published 1904 by A. and C. Black in London
RM2GNB1XN–the Big Black River Pontoon Bridge from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2GNB1XM–the Big Black River Bridge burnt by the retreating Confederates. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2H06NXG–Long Bridge over the Potomac River from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2H06424–PONTOON BRIDGE AT DEEP BOTTOM, ON THE JAMES RIVER, 1864 from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2H068TE–WHERE HE SLEEPS. View of the Upper or Northern End of Riverside Park, taken from the Hudson River. from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2H06JMN–OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE U. S. WARSHIP AGAWAM, ON THE JAMES RIVER, I864. from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2H0683J–HUDSON RIVER VIEW, Fifty Yards directly in Front, due West of General Grant’s Tomb from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RM2GNB6P6–The Bombardment of Port Hudson [The Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River] Color artwork painting from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RF2MB5TEE–Constructing a Pontoon Bridge over the Weichsel River from the book The story of the great war; the complete historical records of events to date DIPLOMATIC AND STATE PAPERS by Reynolds, Francis Joseph, 1867-1937; Churchill, Allen Leon; Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959; Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927; Knight, Austin Melvin, 1854-1927; Palmer, Frederick, 1873-1958; Simonds, Frank Herbert, 1878-; Ruhl, Arthur Brown, 1876- Volume VII Published 1920
RF2HXP0ET–Portrait of Colonel William Lamb William Lamb (7 September 1835 – 23 March 1909) was an American newspaper editor, politician, businessman, and soldier, noted his role as a Confederate States Army officer in commanding the Confederate garrison at Fort Fisher at the mouth of the Cape Fear River during the Civil War from the book ' Running the blockade. A personal narrative of adventures, risks and escapes during the American Civil War ' by Thomas E Taylor, Publication date 1897 Publisher London, J. Murray
RM2GNB1XR–high river-battery at Vicksburg, Mississippi [The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi]. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproducti
RM2CT44EH–Destruction of the French Fleet in Basque Roads - April 12th 1809. By Thomas Whitcombe (1763–1824). Basque Roads, sometimes referred to as Aix Roads, is a roadstead (a sheltered bay) on the Biscay shore of the Charente-Maritime département of France, bounded by the Île d'Oléron to the west and the Île de Ré to the north. The port of La Rochelle stands at the northeast corner of the roads, and the town of Rochefort is near the mouth of the Charente River to the south. It was the location of a failed British attack on Rochefort in 1757 during the Seven Years' War, of an attack by HMS Unicorn and
RM2GNB1XT–Battery Sherman, on the Jackson Road, before Vicksburg, Mississippi. [The siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi]. from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war t
RM2GNB0RY–Pontoon Bridge at Franklin Crossing, on the Rappahannock, Virginia from the book ' The Civil war through the camera ' hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil war times, sixteen reproductions in color of famous war paintings. The new text history by Henry W. Elson. A. complete illustrated history of the Civil war
RM2H06DP6–DECK OF THE U. S. GUNBOAT MENDOLA, SHOWING OFFICERS AND CREW, 1864-5 from The American Civil War book and Grant album : 'art immortelles' : a portfolio of half-tone reproductions from rare and costly photographs designed to perpetuate the memory of General Ulysses S. Grant, depicting scenes and incidents in connection with the Civil War Published in Boston and New York by W. H. Allen in 1894
RF2J10C8D–The Dash for Kimberley The 10th Hussars Crossing Klip Drift by John Charlton from the book ' South Africa and the Transvaal war ' by Louis Creswicke, Publisher; Edinburgh : T. C. & E. C. Jack 1900
RF2J1WJYW–Machine coloured The Dash for Kimberley The 10th Hussars Crossing Klip Drift by John Charlton from the book ' South Africa and the Transvaal war ' by
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