Holland, T. R. Lithograph portrait of Major Anderson.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0231 Author/Creator: Holland, T. R. Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Print Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.5 x 45.7 cm Order a Copy
By T.R. Holland [Philadelphia?]. Based on an earlier [younger] photograph: "From a Portrait in possession of Mrs. Anderson." Major Robert Anderson was in command of Fort Sumter when it was fired upon on April 12, 1861, setting off the Civil War. He would surrender the next day, Anderson was forced to surreder but became a hero to the North.
Color 300 dpi image 04/05/2000 VAR
Number of pages shot 2 p.
CD number cd 154
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