Sec of War Jefferson Davis Pacific RR Explorations & Surveys 1853-55 (Composite), Frank Leslie

Digitally colorized illustration of sec of war jefferson davis (1853-57) from an engraving published in frank leslie's illustrated newspaper no. 276, vol xl march 9, 1861 and in "battles and leaders of the civil war," the century co. , new york. 1884, superimposed over the title page of vol i of "reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the mississippi river to the pacific. " (house exc. Doc. No. 91) washington, dc: gpo, 1856 source: digitally created and colorized composite illustration derived from pd sources (see above description and image file metadata) by uploader (user:centpacrr) jefferson davis engraving background (titlepage) digitally colorized composite.