Civil War Camp Life

Historical photos of the 7th New York State Militia showing soldiers in camp with period uniforms, capturing moments of military camaraderie during the Civil War.

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

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B921, 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.).

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B922, 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.)

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

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

33d New York Infantry | Library of Congress

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Topographical Engineers, Camp Winfield Scott. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Falmouth, Virginia. Officers of 61st New York Infantry. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac Made 1862 United States. Albumen print, pl. 28 from the album Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1 (1866) . Alexander Gardner

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B954, 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.)

Unidentified soldiers of 21st New York Infantry Regiment in Union uniforms with swords and two African American contraband musicians holding a tambourine and violin and a soldier holding a pitcher and cup in front of a tent, Fort Runyon, Virginia / Brady, Washington.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 21st (1861-1863), People, 1860-1870, African Americans, Virginia, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Virginia, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Musicians, Virginia, 1860-1870, Daggers & swords, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B929, 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.)

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

Officers of 15th New York Engineers. No. B477, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, Army, New York Engineers Regiment, 15th (1861-1865), United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General Ulysses S. Grant and Staff. Mathew B. Brady (American, about 1823 - 1896)

Gen. Sedgwick, Colonel Sackett and Lieutenant-Colonel Colburn, Harrison's Landing, Va., August, 1863..

Major General G. K. Warren and staff. No. B52, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Warren, G. K, (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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

Improvised Dinner Table in the Field. Army of the Potomac; Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, 1862 - 1902); about 1862 - 1864; Albumen silver print

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B937, 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.)

Co. D, 1st Rhode Island Volunteers, Camp Sprague, 1861. No. 4536, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B957, Title from item, Mounted with four 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.)

Officers of U.S. Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, Culpeper, Va. Sep. 1863 | Library of Congress

White House Landing, Virginia. Michigan & Pennsylvania Relief Association camp. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Group of soldiers gathered outside a cabin. Title devised by library staff, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Gen. Bosquet Quarters looking towards Makenzie Farm; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published March 25, 1856; Salted paper print; 17 × 24.9 cm (6 11,16 × 9 13,16 in.)

Skirmish between a Prussian Reconnaissance unit and Advance Troops from Faidherbe's Army (Amiens, 21 January 1871) (Escharmouche entre une Reconnaissance prussienne et une Avant-Garde de l'Armee de Faidherbe Amiens, 21 Janvier 1871). Artist Unknown; European, active 19th century. Date: 1871. Dimensions: 11.7 × 16.7 cm (image/paper); 24.1 × 21.2 cm (mount). Albumen print. Origin: Europe. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Convalescent camp near Alexandria, Virginia. No. B435, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Alexandria.

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

Camp Scene with Soldiers of the 22nd New York State Militia, Harper's Ferry, Virginia 1862 Mathew B. Brady American In fall 1862 Brady made a rare group of carte-de-visite studies of the Twenty-second New York State Militia outdoors at Harpers Ferry. These portraits—as much like traditional genre scenes as any produced during the war—are among the most carefully composed extant field photographs. Almost all feature soldiers conversing, playing cards, sitting on folding stools at their mess, or visiting with their wives. As much as it is a portrait, this carte de visite is also an appreciation of the many tactile pleasures of the army tent—the soldier’s portable home.. Camp Scene with Soldiers of the 22nd New York State Militia, Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823?-1896 New York). 1862. Albumen silver print from glass negative. Photographs

Officers of the 90th Regiment; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published March 25, 1856; Salted paper print; 15.4 x 16.7 cm (6 1,16 x 6 9,16 in.)

View of a campsite with a large number of tents and sandbags stacked up. There are several Indian men squatting or standing in the foreground. Probably a military camp during WW1. Original manuscript caption: Indian Camp.

Cuba. Starving Cubans at Matanzas , Starvation, Sick persons, Medical aspects of war, Spanish-American War, 1898

2d Rhode Island Infantry. No. 791, 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.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861. No. B926, 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, Virginia, 1861 i.e.1862. No. B1018, 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.

Bealeton, Virginia. Officers and non-commissioned officers of Company D, 93d New York Infantry. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Co. H, 36th Pennsylvania Infantry. No. 4534, Civil War Photograph Collection , Title from item. Military bands, 1860-1870, Military personnel, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Sunday morning mass in camp of 69th New York State Militia.

Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, surrounded by a portion of his command. Army of the Potomac; Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, 1862 - 1902); about 1862 - 1864; Albumen silver print

Soldier sitting inside his tent. No. 325, Title devised by library staff, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Bealeton, Virginia. Company E, 93d New York Infantry. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

23d New York Infantry | Library of Congress

Bounty Brokers Looking Out for Substitutes; Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, 1862 - 1902); about 1862 - 1864; Albumen silver print

Falmouth, Virginia. Group at A. A. G. office. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Engineer Company, 12th New York State Militia, Camp Anderson, 1861. Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. New York (State), Militia, Regiment, 12th, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Co. A, 30th Pennsylvania Inf'y. No. B485, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General Joseph Hooker and staff, Falmouth, Virginia, June 1863. No. 950, Title from item, Photographer 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, Officers' names and occupation are listed on mount, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Falmouth.

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Boston Common , Parks, Monuments & memorials

Chasseurs d'Afrique.. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Gen. Coxey's marchers, officially named 'Army of the Commonwealth in Christ.' Detractors called them tramps, bums, the ragamuffin pageant, etc. The general public was not sympathetic to mass unemployment resulting from economic cycles, and judgmentally associated it with individual weakness (BSLOC_2018_2_102)

Portrait of Maj. General Jefferson Davis, officer of the Federal Army, and staff, Washington, D.C.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Davis, Jefferson.

Officers 44th New York Infantry. No. B227, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1864), United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Untitled Made 1855 England. Salted paper print, plate 28 from the album Photographs Taken in the Crimea (1856) . Roger Fenton

New York, Underwood and Underwood, Modder River, Christmas Presents from home, to the troops with Methuen at Modder River, South Africa, Presentation of soldiers receiving Christmas presents from home at the Modder River in South Africa, New York (city), recto - printed, stereograph, stereophoto, photographs, Works and Studios ~, Arlington, NJ Littleton, NH Washington, DC, 60, Copyright 1900 by Underwood an Underwood., height 88 mm, width 178 mm, photographer, 1900 - 1900, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Foresters At Work: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

British racing crew. Unknown maker, British

Maryland, Antietam, President Lincoln on the Battlefield, 1862

Photograph taken of a group at the Secret Service Department, Headquarters. Army of the Potomac, Antietam, October, 1862. Dated 19th Century

Staff officers at headquarters 6th Army Corps near Brandy Station, Virginia, 1864. No. B304, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

Three soldiers for a tent in Colesberg, South Africa, Anonymous, 1900 stereograph Colesbergpublisher: New York (city) (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print the soldier; the soldier's life. (military) camp with tents Colesberg

E.Troop Royal Horse Artillery, 1860. Artist: Unknown. Dimensions: Image: 11.7 x 20.5 cm (4 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)Mount: 33 x 26 cm (13 x 10 1/4 in.). Date: 1860. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Petersburg, Virginia. Officer and men of Company E, 1st New York Engineers | Library of Congress

Corp. Charles T. Howell 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Civil War veterans of Bartholomew Grand Army of the Republic Post #136, Nunica, Michigan. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljvet. United States, Army, People, 1890-1930, Veterans, Union, 1890-1930, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Veterans, Union.

Jewish colonies and settlements Commencing a Jewish settlement a camp Types of settlers. 1920, Middle East

Group Portrait of (seated) R. William Moore, Allan Pinkerton, (standing) George H. Bangs, John C. Babcock, Augustus K. Littefield, Battle of Antietam, Stereo Card, Alexander Gardner, September 1862

Royal Munster Fusiliers receiving the word that they are going to the Front, S. Africa..

Camp of Captain Hoff, Rear View, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1865 William Morris Smith. Camp of Captain Hoff, Rear View, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 285708

Morris Island, South Carolina. Headquarters of field officer of the trenches. Second parallel. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Hancock and Staff. Mathew B. Brady (American, about 1823 - 1896)

Group of 7th New York Infantry, 4th Company 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, Harrison's Landing, James River, Virginia. Sitters identified on mount include: Major Kirkland, Col. Locke, Major Montieth, Dr. McMillan, Gen. Porter, Capt. McQuade, Col. Norton, Col. Mason, Mrs. Fairfax, Chief Cook & bottle washer, Civil War Photograph Collection , Handwritten on back of print: To Gen. Grindley with the compliments of Fitz John Porter, Original negative held by the National Archives (111-B-2186). African Americans, Employment, Virginia, Harrisons Landing, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana. cabinet card ca. 1890

Military training grounds of Germany, Shooting ranges in Germany, Buildings in Königsbrück, 1913, Landkreis Bautzen, Königsbrück, Truppenübungsplatz, Altes Lager

Officers and Men of the 89th Regiment.. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Fort Totten defenses of Washington; Attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, about 1823 - 1896); about 1862; Albumen silver print

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

Building winter quarters. Title from item, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 1, page 344", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The British Western front in France. In Cambrai. Men of the North Lancs North Lancashire Regiment who helped to take the town of Cambrai have their photograph taken. {1914-1918}. Cambrai, Frankrijk

Untitled. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

2d Rhode Island Infantry | Library of Congress

2d Rhode Island Infantry. No. 885, 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.

A group of "contrabands". Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2594. African Americans, 1860-1870, Fugitive slaves, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans.

Captain Drysdale, 42nd Regiment, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

British soldiers have breakfast in their camp at Naauwpoort in South Africa, Underwood and Underwood, 1900 stereograph South Africa photographic support. cardboard albumen print (military) camp with tents. the soldier; the soldier's life. breakfast - CC - out of doors South Africa

Frank McGill, Geo. Hodgson, Frank Burnside, Philip Fisher, Hugh Veck i.e., Peck

Prince of Wales on Boston Common , Events, Crowds

Colonel Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at the top of the hill which they captured, Battle of San Juan, Spanish American War

Military Railroad Camp, City Point, Virginia 1861-65 Andrew Joseph Russell American. Military Railroad Camp, City Point, Virginia 268240

Warren and Staff. Mathew B. Brady (American, about 1823 - 1896)

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

Lt. General Sir John Campbell; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; Albumen silver print

Dr. Murray's house near Auburn, Virginia , Castle Murry i.e. Murray, near Auburn, Virginia (November 1863). No. 4209, Title from item, Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866, v. 1, pl. 47, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Auburn.

Group of soldiers. Title from item, Brady-Handy Collection. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Culpeper, Virginia. Colonel Wood and friends | Library of Congress

U.S. Army cook tent, peeling potatoes ca. between 1909 and 1940.

Cuba, January 1895. Cuban War. A couple from the Civil Guard takes prisoners taken by one of the columns that operate in the Eastern Department to Santiago de Cuba. The group is crossing the Cauto River on a tow raft.

Brandy Station, Virginia Officers and men of Co. K, 1st U.S. Cavalry (1st Division, Cavalry Corps). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Cavalry, Union, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

Scouts and guides, Army of the Potomac. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Petersburg, Virginia. Group of men of Company A, U.S. Engineer Battalion. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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