Virginia-Peninsula-Civil-War-PrintsVirginia Peninsula Civil War PrintsGuide to Virginia Peninsula Civil War Prints SC 01628Christina R. Luers, CASpecial Collections Research Center

2019-03-21

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Edited by C. Wilson 8/31/2026

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 Scope and Contents

Formerly named "Battle of Williamsburg prints". Prints from various publications depicting the Battles of Williamsburg and surrounding areas including Yorktown and Big Bethel. The prints are drawings showing Union and Confederate soldiers at battle, using barns as hospitals, and marching as they advance toward Richmond.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sheila and Terry Meyers, 2019.

 Preferred Citation

Battle of Williamsburg prints, 1871-1979, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

 American Civil War, 1861-1865 Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862 Meyers, Terry and Sheila United States. Army of the Potomac "The March from Williamsburg"/repositories/2/archival_objects/6686051862 May Small collections oversized box 151"The Army of the Potomac Passing the Hygeia Hotel at Old Point Comfort", Virginia./repositories/2/archival_objects/6686081862 September 20Small collections oversized box 151Prints of Newport News, Fort Monroe, and Old Point Comfort, Virginia /repositories/2/archival_objects/6686071861 June 29Small collections oversized box 151Map of the Lower Peninsula, Virginia/repositories/2/archival_objects/6686091887Small collections oversized box 151Scope and Contents

Map of the fight at Big Bethel, 1861 June 10; the seige of Yorktown 1862 April 5 to May 4; the Battle of Williamsburg 1862 May 5. Page from "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War", page 187-188, by Johnson, Robert Underwood, et al, published in 1887.

"Barns used as Hospitals - Williamsburg"/repositories/2/archival_objects/668610c. 19th centurySmall collections oversized box 151Reproduction Battle of Williamsburg Print/repositories/2/archival_objects/668613circa 1979Small collections oversized box 151Scope and Contents

Reproduction print from 1863 print by Kurz & Allison, Chicago.

Facsimilie of the Battle of Williamsburg/repositories/2/archival_objects/668612UndatedSmall collections oversized box 151