The fall of Richmond Va. on the night of April 2nd 1865: This stronghold and capital city of the Davis Confederacy was evacuated by the rebels in consequence of the defeat at Five Forks of the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee and capture of the Southside Rail Road by the brave heroes of the North commanded by Generals Grant, Sheridan, and others. Before abandoning the city, the rebels set fire

Hand colored lithograph; view across river, showing city in flames, mounted soldiers, citizens in carriages and wagons fleeing across bridge in foreground. Hand colored lithograph; view across river, showing city in flames, mounted soldiers, citizens in carriages and wagons fleeing across bridge in foreground. Small oblong folio, matted; margins intact; yellowed and stained. Chicago, Kenneth Nebenzahl, 1968.