Featured in this lot is this etching called "Bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip" originally from a sketch by William Waud. The etching features a wonderfully and professionally crafted construction that shows the devastation of the fort surrounding the harbor with ships of war clearly controlling the harbor. The etching is marked at the bottom as follows: One of the six premium plates given to subscribers with every copy of the book, "The Soldier in our Civil War," Published by the J. Howard Brown COmpany, 45 Centre Street, New York - Bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip - The Federal Squadron, under the command of Flag Officer Farragut, Engaging the Confederate Forts and Fleet on its wat to New Orleans, on the morning of the 24th of April 1862 - Copyrighted, 1884 by The J. Howard Brown Company - From a sketch taken from the foretop of the war steamer Mississippi by WM. Waud. William Waud was an English-born architect and illustrator, notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the American Civil War. William Waud, trained as an architect in England, was an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton and worked on the design of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America. William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. While working as a "Special Artist" for Leslie's, William covered art correspondent assignments in the South, including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy and the bombardment of Fort Sumter. In 1864 Waud joined the staff of Harper's Weekly and worked along with his brother Alfred (also with Harper's) during the Petersburg Campaign. He covered Sherman's March in the south and Lincoln's funeral after the war. The condition of this William Waud etching is preserved with some small tears to the left bottom corner and left edge of the etching but otherwise shows a preserved condition. The measurements of this etching is 24" x 46". The collective weight of this etching is U4oz.