[CIVIL WAR] The Fall of Richmond Va. on the Night of April 2nd. 1865.

Offered by John Bale Books LLC., email if more details are needed: [email protected]

One of the most powerful images issued by Currier and Ives during the Civil War, a graphic depiction of the destructive final days of the Confederacy. This example has been crudely trimmed and pasted to the inside cover of a 19th-century account book, where it is joined by a 1916 election campaign broadside.  The where, the why, and even the who are unknown, but the what is plain enough.  

Hand-colored lithograph; note cracks and chips along top edge.  

Dimensions: Image: 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches, cut roughly along the print’s borders, retaining the full caption.  We have not attempted to remove the print.  

Sold as it came to us nearly 2 decades ago. Certainly an original colored lithograph, not a modern reprint. Cover is about 17 1/2 inches tall by 14 inches, not including the cloth spine. Lower corner of board cracked.