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Adalbert John Volck

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Etching of a man in a hat hauling a line in shallow water toward a smoking cone device, with a shore crowd and flag behind.

Bombastes Captures Fort Fisher By Means of a Patent Volcano

1861

Etching of an armored, plumed figure with a spear striding through a busy street with horses, signs, and a seated woman.

Bombastes, Conqueror of New Orleans

1861

Etching of a rider spurring a galloping horse across a field toward a fort with a flag, smoke and soldiers nearby.

Bombastes is Ubiquitus

1861

Etching of a mounted trumpeter charging toward a water pump, with soldiers, flags and a crouched figure beside it.

Conquest of Ye Pump

1861

Etching of a seated man playing bagpipes under a tree, with a goat behind him and a sheep resting in the grass.

Home

1861

Caricature drawing of a stout man in a plumed hat holding a pistol and whip before a church steeple and flags.

Bombastes Reformeth Ye Churches

1861

Engraved scene of soldiers wrestling a rearing horse in an arena while a rider falls, with a boy and spectators nearby.

Occupation of Ye Wicked City of Baltimore

1861

Line drawing of a tilted ship mast and wreckage in choppy water, with wooded shore and distant sailboats.

Stone Blockade Off Charleston

1860

Pen-and-ink drawing of mounted riders and horses gathered at a stream beside trees, with a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat

General Stewart's Return from Pennsylvania

1861

Pen drawing of an armed man striding forward as a mounted band with a banner approaches; a woman and child sit at left.

Formation of Guerilla Bands

1860

Pen-and-ink drawing of bearded men gathered under trees near tents, some kneeling in the foreground.

Scene in Stonewall Jackson's Camp

1861

Pen drawing of a fortress gateway with armed guards watching chained men working with shovels and a cart in a courtyard.

Butler's Victims of Fort St. Philip

1861

Pen drawing of a mounted officer with raised sabre riding past a seated man beside a pump, with soldiers in an open field beh

Ye Conquest of Ye Pump

1861

Pen-and-ink drawing of four men in a rowboat crossing water, one standing with a rifle, others rowing.

Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army

1860

Pen drawing of two men by a river in dense jungle, one using a telescope on a tripod, with tall vine-draped trees.

Vicksburg Canal

1860

Pen-and-ink drawing of a street riot with armed men and soldiers, a sail maker building, and ship masts at a harbor.

Battle in Baltimore, April 19, 1861

1860

Pen-and-ink drawing of soldiers charging with rifles and bayonets among tents, smoke rising, a fallen man in the foreground.

Fight at Santa Rosa Island

1860

Pen-and-ink drawing of men unloading a boat on a riverbank with a mule, barrels, a crate and a man in a top hat.

Smuggling Medicines into the South

1860

Pen drawing of mounted riders and foot soldiers crossing rocky desert ground, one rider holding a long pennant aloft.

Johnston Crossing the Desert to Join the Southern Army

1861

Line drawing of drovers herding cattle and pigs past covered wagons along a wooded dirt road.

Return of a Raiding Party from Pennsylvania

1860

Pen-and-ink drawing of a rider on a galloping horse leading cattle and mounted men past a fence and barn.

Jemison's Jayhawkers

1860

Line engraving of mounted cavalrymen charging through a camp past a sutler's stall with barrels and fleeing figures.

General Stewart's Raid to the White House

1861

Pen drawing of armed men and officers beside a kneeling woman, with a flag, cannon and smoke in the background.

Valiant Men "Dat Fite Mit Sigel"

1861

Pen drawing of James Henry Lane as Mephistopheles, standing in doublet and cape with a skull-hilted dagger.

James Henry Lane

1860

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a ruff seated in a chair, with law books, a helmet, an axe, and a framed portrait nearby.

The Knight of the Rueful Countenance

1860

Etching of a thin old man in a draped cloak watching a boy with a bucket and a loaf on a staircase.

Ye Vow

1861

Etched caricature of three men drinking in a tavern, one raising a glass, with a spittoon and bottles on shelves.

Bombastes at the Mass: Military Academy

1861

Etched caricature of a reclining man in a chair with feet on a stool, cherubs holding a laurel wreath above, dog on floor.

Battle at Great Bethel

1861

Etching of a stout gentleman in a cloak recoiling as a bricklayer grabs his arm beside scattered bricks and a church steeple.

Bombastes Encountering Ye Bricklayer

1861

Etching of a plumed armored man being fitted by an armorer in a workshop, with a verse caption below.

Bombastes Preparing for his Crusade to New Orleans

1861

Line drawing of three women working in a room: one at a loom, one at a spinning wheel, one sewing.

Making Clothes for the Boys in the Army

1860

Pen drawing of a bearded man peering from a boxcar door beside an arched cat on a platform, 1860.

Abraham Lincoln - "Passage through Baltimore"

1860

Pen-and-ink print of a kneeling woman leaning on a trunk in a cramped room with a hanging lamp, pitcher and crucifix.

Cave Life in Vicksburg

1860

Pen drawing of a crowded interior with men gathered near a sign reading Substitutes for Sale, a man in a top hat gesturing.

Substitute Office

1860

Pen-and-ink interior scene of figures in a room with an open door showing mounted riders outside, a child on the floor, and a

Slaves Concealing Their Master from a Search Party

1860

Engraved scene of a crowd on a wooden platform, a worker placing a bell among others, and church spires behind.

Offering of Bells to be Cast into Cannon

1860

Ink caricature of a bearded rider on a rearing horse beside a signpost to Great Bethel, with a caption below.

General Bombastes as Ubiquitous after Battle of Great Bethel

1861

Stonewall Jackson

1861

Line engraving of soldiers searching a bedroom while an officer points at a woman holding a child by a curtain.

Searching For Arms

1860

Pen drawing of a man dozing in a rocking chair with feet on a table, a winged figure above him, captioned as a satire on Gene

General B. Capturing Big Bethel

1861

Pen-and-ink caricature of three men in a tavern with a bar, bottles, and a sword, titled Ye Mass, Military Academy.

Ye Mass, Military Academy

1861

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded street with soldiers, civilians, a raised banner and a proclamation poster on a brick wall.

Election in Baltimore, November, 1862

1860

Line drawing of men trading banknotes outside a Brokers Office, with a sign offering counterfeit Confederate notes for sale.

Counterfeit Confederate Notes Publicly Offered for Sale in the City of Brotherly Love

1860

Title page of Sketches from the Civil War in North America by V. Blada, listing plates, printed on pinkish paper, London 1863

Sketches from the Civil War in North America [title page]

1860

Pale blue printed broadside listing titles of V. Blada's War Sketches with a subscriber notice in serif type.

Broadside for the "Second and Third Issues of V. Blada's War Sketches"

1860

Etching of a crowded allegorical scene with a seated figure on a pedestal, kneeling figures, and inscribed brick wall.

Worship of the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Satirical etching of a crowded street with men, placards, a flag and a liquor store sign, drawn in fine line.

Enlistment of Sickles' Brigade, New York (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Pen drawing of four men in a rowboat on rippling water, one standing with a rifle, three seated at oars, a barrel in the ster

Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Pen-and-ink print of men unloading barrels and crates from a rowboat on a riverbank, one armed figure on watch, dense trees b

Smuggling of Medicines into the South (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Line drawing of cavalry riders galloping through a crowded military camp past a signboard and wooden barrels.

General Stuart's Raid to the White House (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Pen-and-ink etching of a crowded city street with men in top hats, a seated figure, and onlookers at windows and a balcony.

Free Negroes in the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Etching of a woman leaning on a trunk in a rocky cave room with a hanging lamp, table, and draped fabric.

Cave Life in Vicksburg during the Seige (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Etching of a bearded man writing at a table while a winged imp sits on the inkwell beside him.

Writing the Emancipation Proclamation (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861

Etching of a crowd worshipping a stone pedestal inscribed with political words, with kneeling figures, a skull and Ego banner

Worship of the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Etching of a bearded man peering from a railway boxcar doorway while an arched cat stands on a platform beside it.

Passage Through Baltimore (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Etching of a bearded man at a writing table with a winged imp beside an inkwell, framed pictures on the wall.

Writing the Emancipation Proclamation (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Pen-and-ink street battle with armed men, rifles raised, a fallen figure, and waterfront buildings with ship masts.

Battle in Baltimore, April 19, 1861 (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Etching of soldiers searching a bedroom while an officer stands center and a woman grips a curtain at right.

Searching for Arms (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Line etching of a crowded street with men in top hats and uniforms, a sign reading Sickles Brigade to the Rescue, and a seate

Enlistment of Sickles' Brigade, New York (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Pen-and-ink drawing of an interior with men gathered, a top-hatted man gesturing at a sign reading Substitutes for Sale.

Buying a Substitute in the North during the War (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Pen drawing of men in a rowboat crossing choppy water, one standing with a rifle, others rowing, with distant shoreline.

Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Pen drawing of a crowd in a city street with armed guards, a Union banner, and a monument among trees.

Election in Baltimore, November, 1862 (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Etching of sunken ships with broken masts in choppy water beside a wooded shore, with a seagull and distant sailboats.

Stone Blockade off Charleston, South Carolina (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63

Pen-and-ink print of three women spinning, weaving at a loom, and sewing in a timber-beamed interior.

Making Clothes for the Boys in the Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

1861-63