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Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909. Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist [manuscript], 1861 May.

Title: Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist [manuscript], 1861 May.

Civil War manuscript, written for Leslie's Illustrated Newpapers, "Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist in the Civil War, No. 1, Baltimore, Generals Butler and Banks and the baffled insurrectionists." Schell describes the response in New York City to Fort Sumter, his hiring by Frank Leslie, his journey to Baltimore via Annapolis, the mood of the city and its southern sentiment, occupation by Ben Butler's troops, seizure of arms and ammunition secreted by secessionists, a parade by firemen enlisting in a Union regiment, the arrest of police marshall George P. Kane and the board of police commissioners, the subsequent furor over presidential denial of habeus corpus, the arrival of additional Union troops, and comments on Ben Butler.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

Title: Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

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Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909. Recollections of a Leslie's special artist in the Civil War : No. 1 Baltimore in 1861, Generals Butler and Banks and the baffled insurrectionists, n.d.

Title: Recollections of a Leslie's special artist in the Civil War : No. 1 Baltimore in 1861, Generals Butler and Banks and the baffled insurrectionists, n.d.

Schell describes the response in New York City to Fort Sumter, his hiring by Frank Leslie, his journey to Baltimore via Annapolis, the mood of the city and its southern sentiment, occupation by Ben Butler's troops, seizure of arms and ammunition secreted by secessionists, a parade by firemen enlisting in a Union regiment, the arrest of police marshall George P. Kane and the board of police commissioners, the subsequent furor over presidential denial of habeus corpus, the arrival of additional Union troops, and comments on Ben Butler. The collection contains two transcripts of the manuscript: the first is a complete transcription with page numbers for the original manuscript included. The second transcription is edited for publication.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918,. Rebellion miscellany, 1860-1866.

Title: Rebellion miscellany, 1860-1866.

Scrapbooks containing large contemporary newspaper illustrations, campaign and recruitment posters, newspaper articles, political cartoons, broadsides, maps, and advertisements relating to the Civil War. Illustrations, mainly from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, include battle scenes, portraits of major participants, political events, and scenes of army and civilian life. They were made on the spot by artists sent to cover the war, including W.T. Crane, F.H. Schell, Henri Lovie, C.M. Johns, William Waud, E.S. Hall, Edwin Forbes, and others. Newspaper illustrations, focusing on the events of 1860-1862, are mainly in v.1-2. Vol. 3 consists of contemporary political cartoons, many of them concerning President Lincoln, Gen. George B. McClellan, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and Jefferson Davis. Also included are advertisements of the period which made use of patriotic symbolism (mainly in v.5); campaign posters, a few of them in German, for McClellan, Lincoln, and others (v.6); newspaper editorials and open letters on the war, including some by Gerrit Smith; announcements for benefit concerts, lectures, and fairs to support the war effort, including the work of the Sanitary Commission; sample bills in Confederate currency; and maps showing the progress of the war. Also included are a few tracts in the series Lincoln and liberty.

ArchivalResource: 7 v. ; 40-68 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64755861 View