American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Antietam, September 17, 1862. Desperate charge on the Rebel Batteries by the 9th N.Y. Vols., Hawkins Zouaves. N.p., n.d.  9 1/2 x 6 in. albumen photograph mounted to cardstock (toned). A photograph of a painting by L. Kieffer, itself after a sketch by Ed. Forbes, "taken on the spot." -- Battle of Antietam - Burnside's Division, Left Wing - Brilliant and Decisive Bayonet Charge of Hawkins's Zouaves, Colonel Kimball, on the Confederate Battery on the Hill, Right Bank of Antietam Creek, NEar Sharpsburg, on the Afternoon of September 17th, 1862 - Utter Rout of the Confederates. Lithograph, [ca 1862], sheet 15 15/16 x 11 1/4 in., reportedly from Harper's Weekly. -- Recruiting for Hawkins's New York Zouaves. Lithograph, n.d., sheet 10 3/4 x 8 5/8 in., reportedly from Harper's Weekly. --Battle-Field of Antietam. 7 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. engraving (occasional spots at margin). Taken from unidentified book. -- Antietam Battle-Ground 7 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. map (residue to left edge). Taken from unidentified book. -- NAST, Thomas (1840-1902). Charge of the Hawkins Zouaves on a Masked Battery, Near Elizabeth City, N.C., February 10, 1862. Engraving, [1899], image 10 3/16 x 7 1/8 in. (14 x 11 in. mat), on wove paper, affixed within mat. -- Together, 6 prints. 

[With:] The New York Times. Vol. X, Number 3031. New York: 8 June 1861. 8pp., folio, 15 3/8 x 22 1/4 in. Disbound (partial separation at fold, small losses and tears at edges). With front-page article, "Affairs at Fortress Monroe. Col. Hawkins' Zouaves at Newport News." -- New York Tribune. Vol. XXI, Number 6,475. New York: 10 September 1861. 8pp., folio, 16 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. Disbound (minor chipping at edges). Reporting on "The Hatteras Capture" on page 6. -- The New York Times. Vol. XII, Number 3612. New York: 22 April 1863. 8pp., folio, 15 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. Disbound (chipping at edges, soiling at creases). The last page includes an announcement for "the funeral of the late Lieut.-Col. E.A. Kimball, of the Ninth regiment, Hawkins' Zouaves...an imposing civil and military procession will escort the remains to their last resting place." -- Together, 3 newspapers.