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Lee and Walker (1848 - 1875) was a Philadelphia-based music publishing firm founded by George W. Lee (d. 1875) and Julius Walker (d. 1857). Lee and Walker had both worked as clerks in George Willig's publishing company before founding their own firm, and absorbed Willig's business in 1856. Walker died in 1857, but Lee maintained the firm and kept the name until 1875 when the firm was bought out by Oliver Ditson of Boston.
The decisive American Civil War naval battle that allowed the Union to capture New Orleans, Louisiana
The Battle of New Orleans.
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This is an 1862 Thomas S. Sinclair lithograph view of the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip during the American Civil War. In the view, Fort Jackson is on the left and Fort St. Philip is on the right and the Confederate soldiers stationed in the forts are trying in vain to turn back a Union fleet heading up the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. Situated on either side of a bend in the Mississippi, the forts were remnants of the age of sail. By placing the forts along a riverbend, a ship propelled by sails would have been rendered effectively stationary as it attempted to navigate the bend, placing it at the mercy of the 177 guns within the two forts. By 1862, however, steam power had arrived, which allowed the Union Navy to run between the two forts while still maintaining power, making them much less easy targets. The Union force is illustrated here making its way up the river between the two forts and firing as its advances. Nearly all the illustrated ships are flying the United States flag. (more details)