Confederate surrender negotiations, Orange County, North Carolina, April 18, 1865, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 3, 2015.
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engraving
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No
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Yes
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Scene of the negotiations between Gens. Sherman and Johnston, April 18, 1865 - James Bennett's house, where the interview was held - General Kilpatrick, with Confederate Gen. Hampton and Staff discussing the Campaign during the meeting between their chiefs. - Sketched by our Special Artist, J.E. Taylor
Source citation
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 13, 1865, p. 124.

On the Mississippi, near Memphis, the Steamboat "Sultana" explodes and up to 1,800 passengers and crew die

The Sultana had left Vicksburg two days before with more than two thousand recently released Union prisoners for which $5 each was being paid to the captain for their transport.  Three of the four boilers on the heavily overladened steamboat - her legal capacity was 376 - exploded at around two in the morning about seven miles after a midnight stop at Memphis. The vessel was destroyed and an estimated 1,800 people, mostly freed prisoners of war, perished in what is still the nation's most deadly maritime disaster.  (By John Osborne) 
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The Mississippi Steamboat "Sultana", Helena, Arkansas, April 26, 1865, detail

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Library of Congress
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted  by John Osborne, Dickinson College, February 26, 2015.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Helena, Arkansas. April 27, 1865. Ill-fated Sultana
Source citation
Civil War Glass Negative Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Photographer: T.W. Bankes
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 

The Mississippi Steamboat "Sultana", Helena, Arkansas, April 26, 1865, zoomable image

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Library of Congress
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted  by John Osborne, Dickinson College, February 26, 2015.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Helena, Arkansas. April 27, 1865. Ill-fated Sultana
Source citation
Civil War Glass Negative Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Photographer: T.W. Bankes 

The river steamer "Sultana" burning on the Mississippi River, April 27, 1865, artist's impression, further detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 4, 2014.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Explosion of the Steamer "Sultana", April 28(sic), 1865
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 20, 1865, p. 316.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 

The river steamer "Sultana" burning on the Mississippi River, April 27, 1865, artist's impression, detail

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 4, 2014.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Explosion of the Steamer "Sultana", April 28(sic), 1865
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 20, 1865, p. 316.
Source note
Cropped from the larger image, also available here. 

The river steamer "Sultana" burning on the Mississippi River, April 27, 1865, artist's impression, zoomable image

Scanned by
Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 4, 2014.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Explosion of the Steamer "Sultana", April 28(sic), 1865
Source citation
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 20, 1865, p. 316.

In England, the future King George the Fifth is born at Marlborough House in London.

Born in Marlborough House in London at one o'clock in the morning, George Frederick Ernest Albert was the second son of the Prince of Wales and his Danish-born consort, Princess Alexandra.  Third in line for the throne after his father and elder brother, he joined the Royal Navy at an early age.  His brother's 1893 death moved him up the line of succession and when his father died in 1910, he became King George V and reigned until his own death in 1936. He was grandson to Queen Victoria and grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II. (By John Osborne) 
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British King George the Fifth, circa 1914, detail

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Library of Congress
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted  by John Osborne, Dickinson College, February 26, 2015.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
GEORGE V, H.R.H. KING OF ENGLAND. NEWSPAPER CUT
Source citation
Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress

British King George the Fifth, circa 1914

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Library of Congress
Notes
Sized, cropped, and adjusted  by John Osborne, Dickinson College, February 26, 2015.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
GEORGE V, H.R.H. KING OF ENGLAND. NEWSPAPER CUT
Source citation
Harris and Ewing Collection, Library of Congress
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