Civil War Encampments and Fortifications

Historic views of Civil War military encampments, including soldiers, artillery, and defensive structures, depicting life during the conflict.

Rear view of the 13-inch Mortar "Dictator" in the works of Petersburg, Va. September 1, 1864 | Library of Congress

Interior view of Rebel fort in front of Petersburg works, manned by Cowan's Independent battery, 1st N.Y., 24th June, 1864 | Library of Congress

Cowan's independent battery, 1st N.Y., inside one of the rebel forts in front of Petersburg, 24th June 1864 | Library of Congress

Position of 14/11 Honved Company. Recorded on 3.In.1916. .

Rear view of the 13-inch Mortar "Dictator" in the works of Petersburg, Va. September 1, 1864 | Library of Congress

Chimborazo Hospital, (Confederate) Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865. No. 4086, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Richmond.

Camp of 2d Massachusetts Cavalry Vienna, Virginia Feb., 1864. No. 8031, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Vienna.

A quiet day in the Mortar Battery.. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Battery Reno, two 100-pounders and one 8-inch Parrot Rifle, breaching battery against Sumter. Haas & Peale (American, active 1846 - 1867)

Interior view of Fort Sumter, South Carolina showing effects of bombardment. Title from item, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 3, p. 173", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), 1860-1870, United States, South Carolina, Charleston.

Fortifications on a vast area of land. Title devised by library staff, No. 199, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Interior View of the Confederate Line. Timothy O'Sullivan; American, born Ireland, 1840-1882. Date: 1865. Dimensions: 17.7 x 23 cm (image/paper); 31.1 x 44.1 cm (album page). Albumen print, pl. 86 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866). Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Naval Battery. Haas & Peale, photographer (American, active 1846 - 1867) 1863 Multiple sailors standing behind two parrott rifles facing away from the viewer. Stacks of sandbags surround the rifles. (Recto, sheet) lower center, light green ink: "Photo by Haas & Peale Morris Island & Hilton Head S.C."; (Recto, sheet) lower right, letterpress label in black ink: "No.3 - Two 8-inch Parrot Rifles. Breaching batter against Sumter"; (Verso, sheet) upper right, notation in pencil: "18";

Camp of U.S. Engineer Battalion, Brandy Station, Virginia, March, 1864. No. 210, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

Bau der Feldbahn Pomorzany - Dunajow, 12/12/1916.

Battlefield of Bull Run. Stone house on Warrenton Pike. No. 4227, Title from item, Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866, v. 1, pl. 8, Similar view from sketchbook: LC-DIG-ppmsca-12527, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Houses, Virginia, Bull Run (Loudon County-Fairfax County and Prince William County, Va.), 1860-1870, War damage, Virginia, Bull Run (Loudon County-Fairfax County and Prince William County, Va.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, United States, Virginia.

The battle-field of Gettysburg. Dead horses of Bigelows (9th Massachusetts) Battery | Library of Congress

Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick. Timothy O'Sullivan; American, born Ireland, 1840-1882. Date: 1865. Dimensions: 17.7 x 22.9 cm (image/paper); 31.2 x 44.7 cm (album page). Albumen print, pl. 83 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866). Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

General Bosquets Quarters. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia. No. B481, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Drewrys Bluff.

The Glacis of the Redan from the Curtain of the Malakoff, shewing the ground over which the British Troops had to advance, on Sept. 8th. G. Shaw Lefevre, photographer (British, 1831 - 1928) negative September 8, 1855, print 1856 Two panel panorama showing the Redan, seen from the Malakoff, after the French and British capture of the Malakoff and the Redan during the siege of Sevastopol. Earth works and gabions make up the walls of the Malakoff in the fore- and middleground. A road stretches out up the sloping landscape towards the Redan, which can be seen in the distance. (Recto, mount) lower center, handwritten in pencil: "The Glacis of the Redan from the Curtain of the Malakoff, shewing the / ground over whish sic the British Troops had to advance on Septsuperscript, underlined 8th. -" Lower left, handwritten in pencil: "1 circled"

Battery Hays, Seven 30-pounder Parrot Rifles - against Wagner. Haas & Peale (American, active 1846 - 1867)

The battle-field of Gettysburg. Dead horses of Bigelows (9th Massachusetts) Battery. No. 955, Title from item, Caption continues: This battery was posted at Abram Trostle's (i.e. Abraham Trossel's) house. In the battle of second day it fought with fixed prolonges until the enemy was within six feet of the guns. Nearly all the horses of the battery were killed, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg.

Inside of fort 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Soldiers' quarters in Union Fort Rice, located adjacent to Fort Sedgwick, also known as 'fort Hell'. The photograph is part of the historical documentation of the American Civil War, created approximately between 1850 and 1930, with a specific focus on the years 1861 to 1865. It is an albumen print produced by E. & H.T. Anthony

Untitled, early 20th century, New Zealand, maker unknown.

Section Capt. Ashcroft's Battery, 12-pounder Napoleons, in 2d Parallel.. Haas & Peale (American, active 1846 - 1867)

View from Confederate fort, east of Peachtree street, looking east, Atlanta, Georgia. No. B624, Title from item, Hand written on back of mount: Rebel works in front of Atlanta, no. 4, Hand written on back of mount: Miller vol. 3, page 137, Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on record for LC-USZC6-43 and LC-B8184-B624, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Cannons, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Georgia, Atlanta.

Naval Battery. Haas & Peale, photographer (American, active 1846 - 1867) 1863 Several sailors seated on top of equipment with parrott rifles seen around them. Palettes stacked with sandbags are visible in the foreground. (Recto, sheet) lower center, light green ink: "Photo by Haas & Peale Morris Island & Hilton Head S.C."; (Recto, sheet) lower right, letterpress label in black ink: "No.1. - Naval Battery./ Two 80-pounder Whitworths. Breaching battery against Sumter."; (Verso, sheet) upper right, notation in pencil: "17-";

Three First Traverses on Land End, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Timothy O'Sullivan; American, born Ireland, 1840-1882. Date: 1865. Dimensions: 17.7 x 22.6 cm (image/paper); 31.1 x 44.3 cm (album page). Albumen print, pl. 78 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866). Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Men on solidified Lava of Vesuvius in Napoli; Lava del vesuvio; Napoli ..

Fort Redan seen from within the appearance during the Crimean War; Interior or Ditch Redan ..

Interior of the British Entrance, North Fort August 21, 1860. Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)

Interior View of the Confederate Line Made 1865 United States. Albumen print, pl. 86 from the album Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II (1866) . Timothy O'Sullivan

Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 4. George N. Barnard, photographer (American, 1819 - 1902) negative about 1865, print 1866 (Recto, mount) inscribed in pencil, at upper right corner: "3 encircled"

Naval Battery, Two 8-inch Parrot Rifles, breaching battery against Sumter. Haas & Peale (American, active 1846 - 1867)

Stone Wall, Rear of Fredericksburg, with Rebel Dead, May 3d, 1863 Va.. A.J. Russell (American, 1830 - 1902)

Interior view of Fort Sumter, South Carolina showing the effects of bombardment. Title from item, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. I, p. 101", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), 1860-1870, United States, South Carolina, Charleston.

Warrenton, Virginia. Street view. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Military Review by Prince of Wales, Boston Common, October 1861. Deloss Barnum (American, 1825 - 1873)

Union siege artillery "in park" at Yorktown. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1880 - 1891. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

The Bridge at Chesterfield, North Anna, Virginia. Photography played a role in several respects during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The portraits of southerners, northerners, generals and President Lincoln sold quickly and in large quantities. In 1866 Gardner made the Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War, a remarkable chronicle in which he reported on the conflict. He also included this photograph taken by his assistant OSullivan.

US Civil War. Fort Fisher Expedition, Dec. 8, 1864-Jan. 15, 1865. View of a section of Confederate Fort Fisher earthen mounts that protected artillery batteries, as seen from within the fort. This is an interior view, with Brook rifled cannon, visible in the third gun chamber at right. Photo taken by Timothy O'Sullivan after the capture of the fort by Union forces (BSLOC_2018_9_107)

Dead rebel sharpshooter at Gettysburg , Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865

Manassas Junction. Barnard and Gibson; American, active 19th century. Date: 1862. Dimensions: 17.3 x 22.8 cm (image/paper); 31.2 x 44.4 cm (album page). Albumen print, pl. 10 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866). Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Barnard and Gibson.

Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 1863 , Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865

Missionary Ridge. No. B615, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Missionary Ridge (Tenn. and Ga.).

Description: Chinese Regiment on Parade. Coronation Day Location: Weihaiwei, China Date: 1903 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Artillery going into action on south bank of Rappahannock, May 2, 1863 | Library of Congress

Camp of the 9th Maine Infantry Regiment on Morris Island, South Carolina / G.T. Lape, Photographer, 146 Chatham St., N.Y. | Library of Congress

Full Sap.. Haas & Peale (American, active 1846 - 1867)

Battery on drill 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

The first camp, Green River, Wyoming - Men in first camp on Green River, Wyoming, during exploration, led by John Wesley Powell, geologist, of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado river, 1871

Ruins at Manassas Junction. Barnard and Gibson; American, active 19th century. Date: 1862. Dimensions: 17.8 x 23 cm (image/paper); 31.2 x 44 cm (album page). Albumen print, pl. 9 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866). Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Barnard and Gibson.

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

Top of the Wall from Antin Gate taken possession of by British and French Troops, Octobter 21, 1860; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); Pekin, China; October 21, 1860; Albumen silver print

Artillery observation stand. Recorded at 10.Iv.1916. 15.Itd. .

Field Hospital and General Headquarters, Battle of Gettysburg. U.S.A. a painting. John F. Jarvis (American, born 1850, active Washington D.C.)

Little Round Top. Title from item, On recto: The E. N. Pickerill Collection, Accession box no. DLC/PP-1970:253. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Battlefields, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg.

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Charleston. Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots that started the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. , Vintage photography

Hospital (military) / malang; State railways on Java. Military hospital in Malang. Part of a group of 62 photos in a box with the inscription "State Railways on Java" from 1888.

Presentation of Colours to the Taranaki Rifle Volunteers and Taranaki Militia, 1861 copy prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints

Group photos of chief engineer Frédéric Gabriël Dumas, Frédéric Gabriël Dumas (Circle of), 1912 - 1942 photograph Group photos from chief engineer Frédéric Gabriël Dumas, including a series of photos of water management works in Tangerang in the Dutch East Indies; Loose photos with regard to his education at the Technical University of Delft and individual photos of his daughter Jacqueline Eveline Dumas ('Eef') who studied rights in Leiden in the 1930s and photos of son Han. In addition, 6 photo albums and individual documents. Indonesia Dutch East Indies, The. Delft

Encampment of the Horse Artillery; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; Salted paper print; 24.3 x 35.4 cm (9 9,16 x 13 15,16 in.)

Group portrait of an unknown military company at a railway line and a fort, Dutch East Indies, Anonymous, 1860 - 1890 photograph Given the uniforms, the unknown portrayers are part of the Royal Dutch-Indian Army (KNIL). On the left are two unknown servants and an unknown woman. Dutch East Indies, The paper. cardboard albumen print land forces. the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. railway, train. fortress Dutch East Indies, The

Hutterer Za, the first procession from the channel (without date): Canal construction work. Photo on cardboard, 42.3 x 48.5 cm (including scan edges) Hutterer Geza (1864-1917): Der erste Materialienzug aus dem Kanal

Burial of the victims of the "Maine" in their final resting place, Arlington cemetery, Va., Dec. 28, 1899. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1900. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Virginia, Arlington (Va.)

Description: See Governor's Despatch 198 14th March 1917. Location: Borneo Date: 14 March 1917 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots that started the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. , Vintage photography

Soldiers in trench in Flanders during the First World War, Belgium, Europe

Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Company of Zouaves in foreground | Library of Congress

Description: Encampment. africa

Traffic point on the Eastern Front, possibly after peace closing, in the picture Russian soldiers can be seen.

Men and children pose before stockade fence under bent tree trunk arch, Luzerne County, Pa. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Luzerne County (Pa.)

Looking towards Balaclava, Turkish camp in the distance to the right, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

Settlement and statements in Centreville during the American Civil War; Incidents of the War Quaker Guns in Fort at Centreville.

Fort Moultrie. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. South Carolina, Charleston (S.C.), Forts & fortifications , South Carolina , Charleston

Interior of the Angle of North Fort immediately after its capture; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909), Henry Hering (British, 1814 - 1893); Tianjin, China; August 21, 1860; Albumen silver print

Ditch and "Chevaux de frise" in front of the Union Fort Sedgwick, called by the Rebel soldiers "Fort Hell."... The war for the Union, photographic history. 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

Ruins of Henry House on the Battlefield of Bull Run (First Manassas), in Marcy 1862. On July 21, 1861, Confederates routed the batteries of Captains Ricketts and Griffin near the crest of Henry House Hill. Photo by George Barnard. (BSLOC_2018_6_146)

Fort Johnson, James Island, South Carolina. Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823-1896 New York). Date: 1861-65. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia. Artist: John Reekie (American, active 1860s). Dimensions: Image: 7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)Mount: 12 5/8 × 17 1/2 in. (32 × 44.4 cm). Date: April 1865. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Panoramic view of front. (Part 2). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Ponton i.e. pontoon bridges at "Franklins crossing" 2-1/2 miles below Fredericksburg, Virginia, laid April 29th 1863 - from plain above river bottom Bridges were laid here in Decr. 1862 & in April & June 1862 i.e. 1863.. Title from item, Accession box no. DLC/PP-1974:175. Military camps, Virginia, 1860-1870, Pontoon bridges, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Virginia.

US Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. View of the town of Gettysburg after the battle. There are 'dog tents', later renamed 'pup tents', of Union soldiers engaged in post-battle duty. Photo taken by Timothy O'Sullivan, and printed by Alexander Gardner in July 1863 (BSLOC_2018_9_38)

Gun Battery. Dated: 1855-1856. Dimensions: image: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 7/16 × 10 5/8 in.) mount: 32.5 × 40.8 cm (12 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.). Medium: albumen print. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James Robertson.

Ruines du Temple de Koum-Ombou (Ombos) 1849-50 Maxime Du Camp French Maxime Du Camp's mission to Egypt and the Near East in 1849-51 to make a photographic survey of monuments and sites is well documented in his writings and in those of his fellow traveler, Gustave Flaubert. After an initial stay in Cairo, the two friends hired a boat to take them up the Nile as far as the second cataract, after which they descended the river at leisure, exploring the archaeological sites along its banks. In July 1850 they left Egypt for Palestine, Turkey, and Greece before they parted in Italy the following April. Du Camp's album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie," published in 1852 and containing 125 photographs printed by Blanquart-Evrard, brought its author instant fame. In addition to the published edition, Du Camp arranged for a private printing of a few portfolios, such as the one in the Gilman collection, which numbers 174 images particularly noteworthy for their warm color and luminescence. Po

Panoramic views of encampment of Army of Potomac at Cumberland Landing on Pamunkey River, Va., May 1862 | Library of Congress

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Confederate fortifications. (This rampart was occupied by General D.H. Hill). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Pierrefitte, view of enemy positions Pierrefitte, view of enemy positions. Anonymous photography, 1870.

Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia. No. 620, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Alexandria.

Careers of America in operation (space between Boulevard Seruier and Mexico Street, looking at the Poterne des Pres) Careers from America in operation (space between Boulevard Serurier and Mexico Street, looking at the nearby potterne), around 1877 ". XIXth ARR .. Photography of Charles Marville (1813-1879).

Railroad repair shops 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Fredericksburg, Virginia 1863 Andrew Joseph Russell American. Fredericksburg, Virginia 268292

Naval Station, Mound City, Illinois. No. 3165, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Illinois, Mound City.

Bombproof - Fort Wagner. Haas & Peale, photographer (American, active 1846 - 1867) 1863 A group of soldiers standing in front of a bombproof fort. (Recto, sheet) lower center, light green ink: "Photo by Haas & Peale Morris Island & Hilton Head S.C."; (Recto, sheet) lower right, letterpress label in black ink: "No.33. - Bombproof - Fort Wagner"; (Verso, sheet) upper right, in pencil: "Bombproof Eight";

View of a destroyed cannon; McPherson & Oliver; about 1863; Albumen silver print

The Ambulance Corps., US, USA, America, Vintage photography

Folly Island, South Carolina (vicinity of Charleston). Beached remains of the British-built blockade runner Ruby, run aground after passing the Federal squadron, June 10-11, 1863. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment and supplies, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Government vessels, Confederate, Naval warfare, Blockade running, United States, South Carolina, Folly Island.

Tents set up after the Great Chelsea Fire , Fires, Tents. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Masked battery and obstructions in the James River. Fort Darling. Southern scenes in the stereoscope. 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

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