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Civil War Illustrations

Evacuation of Yorktown 

panoramic view of figures walking toward the dock with a steamship taking passengers

Caption: The evacuation of Yorktown – View of the river from the ramparts around [the] city. From a sketch by our special artist. (See page 42 [for related story].)

Source: Illustration from New York Illustrated News, May 24, 1862, pages 36 and 45.