Portrait President Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States

The first ever United States President to be assassinated!

(1809-1865) This lanky, self taught lawyer, started to make a name for himself when he rode the Illinois country circuit by horseback and buggy with his fellow litigator's, among them future U.S. Senator, and presidential candidate, Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1836, and practiced law for 25 years. Most of his work involved settling debts, contracts, business disputes, divorces and some criminal cases. His...  

Portrait, General George H. Thomas

"The Rock of Chickamauga"

Native born Virginian, and confidant of General Robert E. Lee, Thomas fought for the Union which cost him his family!

(1816-1870) He was born at Newsom's Depot, Southampton County, Virginia, which was five miles from the North Carolina border, and his family led an upper-class plantation lifestyle owning 685 acres and slaves. George Thomas, his sisters, and his widowed mother were forced to flee from their home and hide in the nearby woods during Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion. He taught as many...  

Portrait, Edward Everett

United States Congressman and Senator

United States Secretary of State

Governor of Massachusetts

He gave the keynote speech at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863

(1794-1865) Famous orator and statesman. He made many famous speeches for the Union cause, the best known being his 2 hour oration preceding President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. During his very distinguished career he served as U.S. Congressman,...  

The Gallant Charge of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment

Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863

The death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leading the assault

Full color lithograph that measures 14 1/4 x 10 1/2. Imprint below the battle scene: Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St., New York. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. "THE GALLANT CHARGE OF THE FIFTY FOURTH MASSACHUSETTS COLORED REGIMENT, On the Rebel works at Fort...  

Portrait, Edwin M. Stanton

Union Secretary of War under President Lincoln during the Civil War

(1814-1869) Born in Steubenville, Ohio, he studied law at Kenyon College, and after graduation practiced law, and held various minor public offices. Stanton was one of the attorneys who defended Congressman Daniel E. Sickles, in his famous 1859 murder trial in Washington, D.C. Sickles murdered U.S. Attorney, Philip Barton Key, who was the son of Francis Scott Key, writer of The Star-Spangled Banner. Sickles shot and killed Key in broad daylight, in Lafayette Square, right...  

The McLean House, Appomattox Court House, Virginia

The house where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865

9 x 5 1/4, photogravure, of the Wilmer McLean farmhouse, located in Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Imprint: Engraved by A. Dresher. McLean House At Appomattox In Which General Lee Signed The Terms of Surrender. Light age toning. Very fine. Circa late 1800's. Please note that the lines in the sky area behind the house are not in the original image. They were caused by my scanning program.

WBTS Trivia: Wilmer McLean was born at Manassas,...  

General Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Antietam

13 1/2 x 11 1/2, full color print, titled "Jackson at Antietam." [The Confederate name for this Maryland battle was Sharpsburg]. General Thomas J. Jackson can be seen on horseback on a rising slope of ground at the upper center of this view in the middle of the battle action. Executed from the original painting by Mort Kunstler. Printed on high quality stock, with vivid colors, this historic calendar print would look great framed in your office or den. It also could be used as part of a Civil War display. Very desirable.

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The Battle of Civil War Ironclads; The Monitor vs The Merrimac

The first battle between ironclad warships in American military history!

13 1/4 x 11, full color print, titled "U.S.S. Monitor vs. C.S.S. Virginia." [The Confederate ironclad "Virginia" was known as the "Merrimac" in the North]. Executed from the original painting by Mort Kunstler. Printed on high quality stock, with vivid colors, this historic calendar print would look great framed in your office or den. It also could be used as part of a Civil War naval display. Very desirable.

WBTS Trivia: Known...  

President Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address

13 1/4 x 11 1/4, full color print, titled "The Gettysburg Address." President Lincoln is the central theme of this superb illustration. He is standing tall and erect at the center of this view with a large American flag waving above his head. Seated to his left are Statesman Edward Everett, famous for his 2 hour oration given at Gettysburg before President Lincoln delivered his immortal address, and next to him is U.S. Secretary of State, William H. Seward. Executed from the original painting by Mort Kunstler. Printed on quality stock, with...  

George Washington Portrait

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

First President of the United States of America

Very nice antique portrait engraving, of the "Father of Our Country," President George Washington, in an oval format. Executed from the original painting as done by Stuart. Published by John, Fry & Co., New York. 8 x 10 3/4. Light age toning.

George Washington was revered by citizens from the North and South alike, and portraits like this one hung in the parlors of many homes during the American...  

General George Washington & The Marquis de Lafayette

At Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

10 1/4 x 8, antique, 1856 engraving. Titled, Valley Forge...Washington & Lafayette. Executed from the original painting by A. Chappel. H.B. Hall, engraver. Published in 1856 by Martin, Johnson & Co., New York. Very fine and historic Revolutionary War illustration.  

General Joseph Hooker

Authentic 1863 dated engraving of Major General "Fightin' Joe" Hooker. Full standing view in uniform with rank of major general with sword. Printed facsimile signature below his portrait which was painted by Alonzo Chappel, and executed from the likeness of the latest photograph of Hooker from life. Johnson, Fry & Co., Publishers, New York. Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1863, Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of N.Y. 8 x 10 1/4.

General Joseph Hooker: (1814-79) Born...