Woodcuts and Prints, 1861-1865

During the Civil War, Demorest's New-York Illustrated News published woodcut pictures of life on the battle field. This collection consists of four engraved cherrywood plates that were carved in Philadelphia for the newspaper during the war years 1861-1865. Each block depicts a scene from the war in Maryland: Mattawoman Creek, Federal Hill in Baltimore, Poolesville, and Annapolis to Washington. Also included are full-size prints from each block and photocopies of the newspaper issues in which the pictures were originally published.