Orig Antique CIVIL WAR Engraving - CUTTING THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL - 1864

Description

Original Antique Wood Engraving - Civil War, 1864
Title:  "Cutting the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal"
I acquired this print as part of a large collection of early Civil War engravings.  Many, like this one, were loose
and already cut from the pages where they had originally been published.  Often, as is the case here, the text
relating to the illustration has been trimmed away so I can't elaborate on it.
It's particularly confusing to me, because I don't understand why the Union troops would be 'Cutting the Canal' when the canal had been in use since 1830, long before the war.  Perhaps they were upgrading it or even diverting it.  It was an important strategic supply route and was often targeted by the confederates.
This print is in excellent condition.  There are two small illustrations on the back side - 1) 'Pillaging at Hagerstown'
and  2) 'Sacking a flour mill'  Also, copy relating to the Virginia Campaign, but nothing relating to the canal.
Image size:  7" x 9"   Paper size:  9" x  10-1/2"
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Inv. No.  1710
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All my prints are guaranteed to be antique, at least 100 years old.  Most are wood engravings from newspapers and magazines published while the war was in progress or, following the war's end and published in volumes reprinting articles that were published during the war, using the exact same illustrations and text.  Others are steel engravings of military officers and battle scenes that were published as book illustrations or issued in portfolios.  Also, always at least 100 years old
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