Civil War Camp Life

Black-and-white photos illustrating camp life during the Civil War, featuring soldiers and military personnel in various settings.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861 | Library of Congress

Bvt. Major General S. W. Crawford and staff | Library of Congress

Commissary tent at headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, near Fairfax Court House, Virginia, June 1863 , Captain Cox and staff, Commissary Department, headquarters Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Court House (June 1863). No. 438, Title from item, Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner..by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Fairfax.

Drum corps from unidentified regiment. Title devised by library staff, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Officers stand in line by a flagpole. Title devised by library staff, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Camp Life, Army of the Potomac. Warrior's Rest.. Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, founded 1862, merged 1902)

Major General Wesley Merritt and staff. No. B64, Title from item, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 193", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Headquarters Co. F, 11th Rhode Island Inf'y (i.e., Infantry), Miner's Hill, Virginia, 1862. No. B349, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861 | Library of Congress

Confederate prisoners captured at cavalry fight at Aldie, Virginia, June, 1864. No. 4215, Title from item, Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866, v. 1, pl. 34, Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 7, p. 169", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Aldie.

The "Keystone" Battery, of Pennsylvania. No. B1237, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Roger Fenton, 1819-1869, British, Lieutenant General Sir J. L. Pennefather & Staff, 1855, printed 1856. Salted paper print on thin, smooth, cream wove paper.

Confederate fortifications at Warren Station | Library of Congress

President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam, October 1862. Albumen print, pl. 23 from the album & quote;Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War,

Fort Totten. No. B528, Title from item, Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 5, p. 81, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Washington (D.C.)

Group of Infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B901, Title from item, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. New York (State), Militia, Regiment, 7th, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Washington (D.C.)

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Va., 1861 i.e.1862 | Library of Congress

Group of 7th New York Infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Chasseurs d'Afrique; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published November 19, 1856; Salted paper print; 15.1 × 24.4 cm (5 15,16 × 9 5,8 in.)

The amateur barber. Camp scenes. Army of the Potomac. 1861 - 1865. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Group of 2nd Rhode Island Infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Mrs. Allen's house used as hospital by Kearny's Brigade | Library of Congress

Winter quarters of a Regimental Head Quarters Army of Potomac, February, 1864. No. 309, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Major Burton and Officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; Albumen silver print

The Civil War, group of 21 African American men holding musical instruments, title: 'Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry', Arlington, Virginia, photograph by William M. Smith, 1865.

US Civil War, 1861-65. 67th New York Infantry drills at Camp Proctor, outside Washington, DC. (BSLOC_2018_8_158)

Confederate dead in front of Fort Robinette, Corinth, Mississippi. No. 4070, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Mississippi, Corinth.

Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C. 1862 | Library of Congress

33d New York Infantry | Library of Congress

The over-powered Boer Prisoners (Gen. Cronje's men) resting on the road from Paardeberg to Modder River, S.A...

Battery B, 2d U.S. Artillery near Fair Oaks, Va., June, 1862 | Library of Congress

Culpeper, Virginia. General William H. French and staff. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Officers and Men of the 89th Regiment; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published March 25, 1856; Salted paper print; 14 × 19.7 cm (5 1,2 × 7 3,4 in.)

Soldiers from the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry boxing at Columbus, Kentucky. Title devised by Library staff. Military camps, Kentucky, Columbus, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Kentucky, Columbus, 1860-1870, Boxing, Kentucky, Columbus, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Group of Infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Sgt. L. M. Franklin, Pvt. Richard C. Ray, and group of infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Fortifications on the Heights of Centreville; Barnard & Gibson; 1862; Albumen silver print

2d Rhode Island Infantry | Library of Congress

Gen. Cronje's 4,000 brave Boers after surrendering to Roberts' force of 50,000, Feb. 27th, Paardeberg, S. Africa..

Band of 114th Pennsylvania Infantry in front of Petersburg, Virginia, August, 1864. No. 346, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 114th (1862-1865) , Military bands, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Songs & music, Union, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Insurgents from Sparta - guarding the mountain pass, Grecian frontier , Soldiers, Revolutionaries. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Union soldiers lined up in the field with tents in the background. Title devised by library staff, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Officers of 2d New York Heavy Artillery Fort C. F. Smith, near Washington D.C., August, 1865. No. 906, Title from item, Photographer information from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner..by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Washington (D.C.).

Soldiers 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862. 1862. Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. African Americans, African-American soldiers, Armed Forces , United States, United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865, Contraband of war, African Americans , Virginia, Fugitive slaves , United States, Soldiers , United States

Lieutenants of 10th Mass. Battery , Brandy Station,Virginia Lieutenants of 10th Mass. Battery. No. 89, Title from item, Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner..by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003, Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A). United States, Army, Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery, 10th (1862-1865), United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

Marche of the Prussian army on Paris, painting of Armand-Dumaresq. (IT)

Fort Totten defenses of Washington. Attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, about 1823 - 1896)

The 'Derby Volunteers' taking tea at the cook's quarters, Norval's Pont, South Africa , Military life, Soldiers, Military cookery, Eating & drinking, South African War, 1899-1902

Officers of the 68th Regiment, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

Major General A. E. Burnside and staff. No. B33, Title from item, Illustrated as an engraving in: Harper's Weekly, July 23, 1864, p. 469 (LC-USZ62-70355). Source photograph identified as taken June 11 or 12, 1864, at Cold Harbor, Virginia, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Cold Harbor.

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864. No. B544, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

Execution of the Conspirators July 7, 1865 Alexander Gardner American, Scottish Alexander Gardner's intimate involvement in the events following President Lincoln's assassination would have challenged even the most experienced twentieth-century photojournalist. In just short of four months, Gardner documented in hundreds of portraits and views one of the most complex national news stories in American history. The U.S. Secret Service provided Gardner unlimited access to individuals and places unavailable to any other photographer. Free to retain all but one of his negatives-a portrait of Booth's corpse-Gardner attempted to sell carte-de-visite and large-format prints of the whole picture story. America, still wounded from the four-year war, was less than interested.The photographs of the execution of Mary Surratt, Lewis Paine, David Herold, and George Atzerodt on July 7, 1865, were, however, highly sought after by early collectors of Civil War ephemera beginning in the 1880s. This photo

General Grant's Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia May 21, 1864 Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, born Ireland This small, candid photographlikely a half-stereo viewoffers an illuminating “snapshot” of a typical late war meeting of Union generals, a “Council of War,” in a field near Massaponax, Virginia. The chaotic study is one of the most daring made by any Union photographer. To compose it, Timothy H. O’Sullivan transported his equipment to an upper window in the gallery of a Baptist church that offered a useful elevated perspective from which to view the scene. Ulysses S. Grant’s soldiers have removed the church pews and placed them under the trees; staff officers gather around to discuss the situation. Evidence suggests that it had been a disastrous day for the Union troops, as the losses were heavy and no strategic advantage had been gained. In the background are rows of horse-drawn baggage wagons and ambulances transporting supplies for the next day’s engagement and the

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 i.e.1862. No. B855, Title from item. Date based on 22nd NY history, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. New York (State), Militia, Regiment, 22nd, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry.

For Porto Rico. A Little Game by the Roadside.. William H. Rau (American, 1855 - 1920)

Cavalry Maneuvers, Camp de Chlons. Artist: Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820-1884). Dimensions: Image: 26.7 x 33 cm (10 1/2 x 13 in.). Date: 1857.For six weeks in August, September, and October 1857, 25,000 men from the French Imperial Guard, renowned for their victory in the decisive battle of the Crimean War two years earlier, conducted exercises under the command of Napoleon III to inaugurate a vast military camp at Chlons-sur-Marne. Le Gray was commissioned to take photographs of the camp, the inaugural events, and the officers. The pictures were later bound in albums and presented by the emperor to his highest-ranking officers.The skillfully executed maneuvers, like the imperial celebrations, religious services, and elaborate entertainments that also marked the inaugural weeks, were intended as much for the pleasure of the emperor and the thousands of day-trippers who came to watch as for the improvement of the troops. Far from the chaos of real battle and the unfamiliarity of f

Officers of the Japanese Army at Peking. China. , Military officers, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905

Group of Company "F", 4th Michigan Infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

U.S. Fire Department, Alexandria, Virginia, with steam fire engines, July, 1863. No. 265, Title from item. Fire fighters, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Fire engines & equipment, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies.

Group of Union Officers. Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)

Troops commanded by Niazi-bey (indicated by a white cross) who took part in the battle on September 20, 1912 in Zanzur, picture taken in the Turkish headquarters in Garian, Libya, Italian-Turkish war, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIX, No 39, September 29, 1912.

Pvt. J. H. Carpenter, and group 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

50th Pennsylvania Infantry in Parade Formation Made 1865-1887 United States. Albumen print . Timothy O'Sullivan

Brass "Napoleon" in position.. A.J. Russell, photographer (American, 1830 - 1902) May 1863 (Recto, mount) lower center, in brown ink: "Brass 'Napoleon' in position"; (Verso, mount) lower right, in pencil: "CW-87/ see Wilkes I p.58-9 similar";

The "Keystone" Battery, of Pennsylvania | Library of Congress

3rd. Ills. and 4th Pa. marching to the transports, Newport News, - enroute for Porto Rico , Troop movements, Soldiers, Military life, Military mobilizations, Spanish-American War, 1898

The 'Derby Volunteers' taking tea at the cook's quarters, Norval's Pont, South Africa , Military life, Soldiers, Military cookery, Eating & drinking, South African War, 1899-1902

Philadelphia, Griffith & Griffith, Seoul, Artillery Wagons of First Division, Korea, Korean soldiers in front of weapons, recto - printed, stereograph, stereophoto, photographs, 1., Copyright 1904, by George W. Griffith., height 89 mm, width 178 mm, photographer, 1904 - 1904, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, gelatin silver print, gelatin silver developing print, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, developing gelatin silver print

Men in uniform, some with drums. Views of Georgetown and vicinity. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Georgetown (Mass.), Military parades & ceremonies

2d Rhode Island Infantry. No. 918, Title from item, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, Army, Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Company 'C,' 3rd U.S. Infantry, caught on the fly, near Fort Meade. Bear Butte in the distance 1890.

Group Indian guides and interpreters on horseback. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indians of North America, Horseback riding, Guides & scouts, Indian interpreters

General Sherman and staff. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3626. Sherman, William T, (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891, Military service, Atlanta Campaign, 1864, Forts & fortifications, Union, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, Cannons, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, Military officers, Union, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, Georgia, Atlanta.

Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia. No. B759, Title from item, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 143", Negative at National Archives, B5044, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

First Artillery New York, Chancellorsville, Virginia; Attributed to A.J. Russell (American, 1830 - 1902); Chancellorsville, Virginia, United States; May 1, 1863; Albumen silver print

Colonel Brownrigg C.B. & the two Russian boys Alma & Inkermann, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

Group of 7th New York Infantry 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Officers of the 4th Light Dragoons; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published February 29, 1856; Salted paper print; 16.4 × 15.7 cm (6 7,16 × 6 3,16 in.)

City of London Imperial Volunteers just arrived at the Orange river, S. Africa..

Dutch Gap Canal, James River 1864 Egbert Guy Fowx American. Dutch Gap Canal, James River 268268

General Cisse & Officers & Soldiers of General Bosquets Divission sic.. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Glory enough for one day.. Benjamin West Kilburn (American, 1827 - 1909)

2d Rhode Island Infantry | Library of Congress

Arlington, Virginia. Colonel William H. Telford and officers, 50th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry at Fort Craig. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Maj. Gen. Sherman and staff. This view was taken in the trenches before Atlanta, Ga., US, USA, America, Vintage photography

Camp Life at Lake George, N.Y.. Unknown maker, American

Gen Grant giving order to Gen McPherson 1887 Chicago. Albumen print, stereo, from the series The Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Shiloh . Henry Hamilton Bennett

Living in a team kitchen in the free warehouse.

Bastion with squads of sailors from the six powers, while raising the German flag, Cretan Revolt, Greece, photograph by Piero Orsini, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIV, No 10, March 7, 1897.

Colonel Aspinwall's servant , Caption on mount: 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 i.e.1862. No. B873, Negative in the National Archives, who attribute the image to Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Title inscribed on negative, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Aspinwall, Lloyd, 1834-1886, United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1861-1863), People, New York (State), Militia, Regiment, 22nd, African Americans, Children, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry, 1860-1870, African Americans, Military service, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry, 1860-1870, Servants, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military life, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry.

Duryea Zouaves, Fort Schuyler Adjuant Mess May 18, 1861 Stacy American. Duryea Zouaves, Fort Schuyler Adjuant Mess 285894

Falmouth, Virginia. General George Stoneman and staff. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Harrison's Landing, Virginia. Maj. Myers, Lts. Stryker and Norton. "10th Pa. Reserves". Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Prof. Mailefert and naval officers at the torpedo station on the James River. Caption continues: Probably taken in April or May 1865. Prof. Mailefert was engaged in removing the torpedoes and obstructions in the James River after the close of the war, U.S. Army Signal Corps 1921 Brady Photographs Catalogue no. B-219. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

Petersburg, Virginia. Federal camp. Soldiers boxing | Library of Congress

Burmah. Unknown maker

Antietam, Maryland. 93rd New York Infantry, headquarters Army of the Potomac. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 i.e.1862. No. B797, Title from item. Date based on 22nd NY history, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. New York (State), Militia, Regiment, 22nd, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry.

Vizianagram. Troops.. Unknown, photographer about 1866-1870 View of a military formation of native troops, with the artillery, infantry, and mounted units represented. Two European men stand in the foreground next to the military band. The stone wall and bastion of the Vizianagaram Fort are visible in the background. (Recto, print) upper left, in brown ink: "56."; (Recto, mount) lower center, in brown ink: "Vizianagram. Troops."; (Verso, mount) lower left, in pencil: "A48.125";

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