The End of the Rebellion in the United States, 1865
date: label: Date made
content: 1856
label: Date made
content: 1865
label: date made
content: 1866
name: label: depicted
content: Washington, George
label: depicted
content: Lincoln, Abraham
label: depicted
content: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
label: depicted
content: Davis, Jefferson
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content: Lee, Robert E.
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content: Butler, Benjamin Franklin
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content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
label: depicted
content: Johnson, Andrew
label: depicted
content: Booth, John Wilkes
label: maker
content: Kimmel and Forster
notes: label: Description
content: A sequel to Kimmel and Forster’s earlier “The Outbreak of the Rebellion in the United States,” this 1866 print features a symbolic representation of the downfall of the Confederacy and the end of the Civil War. Upon an altar carved with relief portraits of Washington and Lincoln, stand two robed females figures, Liberty, who wears a Phrygian cap and holds an American flag, and Columbia, who is adorned with a crown of stars. Below them to the left, Lady Justice triumphantly raises her sword and balance. In the foreground of the scene, a black soldier and a freedman kneel before the central pedestal. Behind Liberty stand President Andrew Johnson and the Union generals, Grant, Sherman, and Butler. In the background, behind these officers, an outfit of solemn, well-postured Union troops face opposite a disorganized grouping of defeated Southern fighters. A selection of notable Confederates are gathered in the right of the scene, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and John Wilkes Booth. An eagle grasping thunderbolts flies above all these figures and in the background, an American flag waves over Fort Sumter.
label: Description
content: Christopher Kimmel was born in Germany around 1850 and after immigrating to the United States, was active in New York City from 1850 to 1876. He was part of Capewell & Kimmel from 1853 to 1860, and then partnered with Thomas Forster in 1865, forming the lithography firm of Kimmel & Forster, which was active until 1871.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1860-1869
label: Subject
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Uniforms, Military
label: Subject
content: Reform Movements
label: Subject
content: Blacks
label: depicted
content: Liberty
label: Subject
content: Political Caricatures
label: depicted
content: Flags
label: depicted
content: Columbia
label: depicted
content: Eagles
label: depicted
content: Justice
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: American Civil War Prints
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content: Art
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.2620
label: catalog number
content: 60.2620
label: accession number
content: 228146
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 17 3/16 in x 24 5/16 in; 43.65625 cm x 61.75375 cm