Original 1865 Civil War Engraving CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON Tennessee Grant Smith For Sale

Handsomeoriginal antique engraving of action during the Battle of FortDonelson, fought February 11-16, 1862 near the Tennessee-Kentuckyborder.

• This dramatic view wasengraved from a drawing byFelix Octavius Carr Darley. It is titled Capture of FortDonelson, Tenn. Chargeof Gen. Smith's Division.
• The image area measures 12.8 x 18.8 cm [5" x 7½"], and the engravingwaspublished in Volume Two ofRobert Tomes' TheWar with the South, New York: Virtue & Yorston,1862-1867.
• The printed text in the lower margin reads: "Enteredaccording toact of Congress AD. 1865, by Virtue & Yorston Co. in theclerk'soffice of the district court of the UnitedStates, for the southern district of N.Y."
• Condition: It is in excellent condition,bright and clean, with norips, tears, or creases.It is printed on a heavy paper, with original tissue overlay, and isblank on the back,with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feelfree to ask any questions.
• Artist Felix Octavius Carr Darley was an American painter knownfor his illustrations in works by well-known19th-century authors, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens,Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
• The engraving's subtitle refers to the assault on the Confederateentrenchments,led personally by Union General Charles Ferguson Smith.
• The Union's capture of the fort elevated BrigadierGeneralUlysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to therank of Major General, and earned him the nickname of "UnconditionalSurrender" Grant.
• This is an original, authentic antique engraving, printed more than150 years ago, nota reproduction or modern reprint, fully guaranteed to begenuine.
• It would make a handsome and dramatic display in your den or office. Itwouldalso make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framingtips with yourpurchase.
• Buy with confidence! We are always happy to combine shipping on thepurchase of multipleitems, and everything we sell comes with