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THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: THE OUTRAM SHIELD, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: the Outram Shield, exhibited by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. Testimonial manufactured by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, and presented to Sir James Outram, consisting of '...a large shield of oxydised silver, iron, and steel, richly damascened in gold....The centre group, which is in high relief and treated somewhat conventionally, represents Sir Henry Havelock, after the relief of Lucknow, restoring to Sir James Outram the command of the British forces...A small circle of steel damascened with gold, which separates this from the low relief, contains eight medallion portraits of Sir James's companions in the Lucknow campaign...The inscription dedicates the shield to Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram..."in token of the affectionate regard of his friends and admirers and brother officers, and in appreciation of his sterling and brilliant qualities which have ever marked his career, and in lasting testimony of his gallantry, self-devotion, and highly chivalrous bearing during the operations attending on and following the relief of Lucknow, 1857." The shield is...a noble and conscientious piece of art-work, conferring great credit on the artist, Mr. Armstead'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: the Outram Shield, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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VOLUNTEER REVIEW AND FETE AT SHRUBLAND HALL, NEAR IPSWICH..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Volunteer review and fete at Shrubland Hall, near Ipswich. [Suffolk], the seat of Sir George Broke-Middleton, 1862. 'It occurred to Sir George, when attending a meeting for the consideration of the best means for alleviating the distress prevalent in the cotton-manufacturing districts, that a volunteer review might be turned to account for the benefit of the starving operatives...The park was open free to the public, but to the gardens and pleasure-grounds a charge of half-a-crown was made for the purpose...of raising a fund for the alleviation of the distress in Lancashire...The battalion was under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Schreiber and Adjutant Blake...The men, numbering about 400, being all upon the field, the review commenced. There were from 3000 to 4000 spectators present, besides those who were promenading m the gardens. The men were put through severe battalion exercise, and several of the movements were many times repeated. The volley-firing in battalion was particularly good. The Ipswich companies were put through skirmishing drill, the remainder of the battalion forming the reserve...The exercises occupied more than two hours and a half. At the conclusion of the movements the battalion marched past the flag'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Volunteer review and fete at Shrubland Hall, near Ipswich..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601161089
THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA: POSITION OF THE FEDERAL FLOTILLA ON THE MISSISSIPPI..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Civil War in America: position of the Federal flotilla on the Mississippi, off Fort Pillow, shortly before its evacuation, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. 'Craighead Point; Chickasaw Bluffs, on which is Fort Pillow...[View of] the position of the flotilla shortly before the evacuation of that fort by the Confederates. In a letter written in a transport off Fort Pillow, on the 31st of May last, our Special Artist writes as follows: "Our mortars have been pegging away at Fort Pillow for the last day or two without intermission, and we occasionally get a shell in return, Unfortunately, the Federalists cannot well ascertain the effect of their fire, as all they can see of the fort or its position is simply the rise of the bluff on which it is situated above the bend in the river...The national morter-rafts are placed against the Arkansas shore, immediately under the bank, and half a mile of dense forest lies between them and the winding bed of the river which flows by the fort. The shells are thrown over the trees, the range being calculated by a daily reconnaissance sent to observe the effect of the bombardment; but this reconnaissance is not always successful, for the woods are often filled by Confederate scouts..." From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Civil War in America: position of the Federal flotilla on the Mississippi..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601159719
MANUFACTURE OF THE ARMSTRONG GUN AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL: THE GUNS AT THE PROOF-BUTTS, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. '... to fire a piece of ordnance...by the ordinary method of a man pulling a friction-tube while others are standing about would be extremely hazardous. The aid of galvanism is therefore called into action...The galvanic battery and instrument for directing the current are fixed in...a building...and insulated wires are laid underground...On the word of command being given the guns are discharged in succession with the greatest regularity, and with perfect safety to all concerned, by the mere pressure of a key similar to that of a musical instrument...The firing of the guns at proof cannot fail to make a strong impression on the senses of those who witness it for the first time. A gun is seen apparently without human interference to discharge itself...and so on in succession, keeping up a continuous series of reports of no ordinary character, accompanied by dense columns of saffron-coloured smoke...we were informed that in clear weather they can be heard upwards of thirty miles distant...The day on which our Artist visited...was wet and muddy underfoot. This accounts for the...proof-party dressed in jackboots and waterproof attire...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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TESTIMONIAL TO THE OFFICERS OF THE 78TH HIGHLANDERS, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Testimonial to the officers of the 78th Highlanders, 1862. Mr. Turner, of New Bond-street, has just manufactured two pieces of plate, subscribed for by the inhabitants of Ross and Cromarty, for presentation to the officers and non-commissioned officers of the 78th Highlanders, on its return from a lengthened sojourn in India, during which it performed most gallant services...The testimonial...is a group of figures, in silver, representing an episode of the Indian mutiny, spiritedly arranged, consisting of a mounted officer (Lieut.-Colonel M'Intyre) and private soldier engaged in combat with two natives over a dismounted cannon, in bronze. The group stands on a triangular plinth with truncated comers, each containing a group of trophies, flags, &c...surmounted by a stag's head in silver, which is one of the regimental badges. On the front...is a bas relief, in silver, representing the relief of Lucknow, in which action the 78th Highlanders, as will be remembered, took a prominent part. The other sides are occupied bv silver plates...on one of which is engraved the inscription, and on the other the elegant badge of the regiment, surrounded by a scroll containing the names of the principal actions in which the regiment has been engaged'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Testimonial to the officers of the 78th Highlanders, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601159094
THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA: THE PICKET LEADING THE SHIPS OF THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION OVER..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Civil War in America: the Picket leading the ships of the Burnside Expedition over Hatteras Bar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. 'My vessel was the Picket, a screw, the smallest in the fleet, on which General Burnside had established his head-quarters, much against the wish of every one, for, although she was perfectly new, her proportions were scarcely those of a ship fitted to cope with a heavy sea...From our hurricane-deck fourteen steamers could be seen labouring to weather this storm-point...Bravely we breasted on, staggering beneath the giant blows of each successive sea, our decks swept fore and aft, and all on board reefing from side to side like drunken men. One figure stood immovable...scanning the horizon for traces of ships as we rose on each glittering mass of foam. It was the square, manly form of General Burnside, whose anxiety for the fate of his army was intense...oh, good fortune! by 11 a.m. we had weathered the cape and were hove to off Hatteras Bar...so certain our destruction should we yaw off but a point or two either way, that this was probably the most hazardous period of our tempestuous voyage. The Sketch I send...will better illustrate our position than anything I can express in writing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Civil War in America: the Picket leading the ships of the Burnside Expedition over..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601159084
THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA: HATTERAS SPIT, WITH THE WRECK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ON THE... 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Civil War in America: Hatteras Spit, with the wreck of the City of New York on the bar in the distance - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. 'My vessel was the Picket, a screw, the smallest in the fleet, on which General Burnside had established his head-quarters...when we had got six miles down the roads towards Cape Henry, the General gave instructions to our Captain to shape his course for Hatteras, and then, for the first time, I became aware of our destination. We were to pass over the bulkhead of Pamlico Sound and attack the Confederate position at Roanoke Island...Day broke with a leaden sky, against which the angry, white-crested waves raced their mad career over the reefs of Cape Hatteras, that threw its headland oceanwards but eight miles distant...On the 14th, the day after our arrival, the City of New York struck on the bar, and in a short time became a total wreck...Fortunately, the crew and those on board were saved in surf-boats, but three other poor fellows attempting to reach the harbour in a launch from a weather-bound vessel outside got capsized in the breakers, and sank before our eyes...The three lost were the mate of the ship and the Colonel and doctor of the New Jersey regiment'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862 The Civil War in America: Hatteras Spit, with the wreck of the City of New York on the... 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601158614
THE REINFORCEMENTS FOR CANADA: SHIPPING HORSES ON BOARD THE CALCUTTA AT WOOLWICH BY THE..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the hydraulic crane, 1862. 'Although there is now every reason to hope - if not, indeed, a full assurance - that the cloud which a short time ago gathered so darkly between this country and the Federal States of America has been entirely dissipated, still it is most gratifying to look back at the prompt action of our Government, and the zeal shown by all the officials engaged in carrying out their plans on that occasion...[Engraving of one of] the most picturesque scenes in connection with the shipment of troops and munitions of war to Canada...the shipping of the horses belonging to the H Battery of the fourth brigade of the Royal Artillery...The horses, forty-six in number, were shipped from the Arsenal Pier by the great hydraulic crane. The mode of doing it was very simple. They were taken alongside the crane, and a piece of hammock-cloth was passed under their bellies and made fast to the cranehook; the word was given and off they went, first a short distance upward, then round over the deck, on which they were quickly and easily lowered. They were then put into their berths - good-sized, padded boxes, secured for the voyage'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601158604
THE WAR IN AMERICA: A NIGHT ALARM IN THE FEDERAL CAMP - SIGNALLING FROM THE RIGHT BANK..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank of the Potomac to head-quarters at Washington, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. 'Frequently there are alarms in the Federal camp on the Potomac at night caused by the driving in of the pickets and the appearance in force of the Confederates at different points of the Union lines. On these occasions it is necessary to communicate with the Commander-in-Chief, and to do this expeditiously a new system of signals has been introduced into the Federal army. By day messages are sent from one division to another by the use of differently-coloured flags, thus doing away with the necessity of dispatching mounted troopers with written orders; and by night lamp-torches take their place with the same effect. These signals can be used with an army in motion, the corps attached to the different brigades occupying as they move all elevations or lofty buildings on their route. At the signalman's feet lies a large brass lamp, which is the axis around which the motive light forms its curves - each curve, according to the direction which it takes, signifying a number, the meaning of which number being known only to the officer commanding each corps'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601158584
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH MIDDLESEX RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS AT WORK BY TORCHLIGHT IN THE GARDENS..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Members of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps at work by torchlight in the gardens of Burlington House, Piccadilly, clearing the ground for a drill-shed, 1862. 'Amateur navvies...[building] a new room of corrugated iron, 150ft. long by 50ft. broad, for the use of the companies of the regiment situated in London. It was found necessary to remove an immense bank of earth, containing many hundred cubic yards, so as to get the desired level for the floor of the drill-room...Lord Ranelagh, the indefatigable commandant of the South Middlesex, called for volunteers...[and]each night a squad of from 60 to 100 men have been at work from four to ten o'clock with pick, spade, and barrow, in true navvy style...The work was carried on by the light of cressets, with enormous fires in them, camphine lamps, and torches...To judge from the work done, the problem of fortifying London in case of invasion is at last solved. Our volunteer corps would, judging by this instance, turn out any number of most efficient navvies at a moment's notice to construct earthworks in the vicinity of the metropolis. The amount of skill and energy displayed by these amateur navvies...shows what can be done by our young men when they determine to carry out anything'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Members of the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps at work by torchlight in the gardens..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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