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Civil War Era Military Camps

Historic photographs of military units from the Civil War era, depicting soldiers in camps, showcasing their attire and poses from the 1860s.

2d Rhode Island Infantry | Library of Congress

Six Union musicians of the 4th Vermont Infantry Regiment relaxing at camp in a pine forest in Virginia. Photograph by George Harper Houghton (1824-1870). Published 1861 or 1862

Portrait of three soldiers around a table. .

Commissary Tent, US, USA, America, Vintage photography

08/31/1917. Fair reward to sailors of the Spanish Transatlantic, the captain of the steamship "Antonio López", Don Miguel Antich and the officers and sailors who have been awarded gold medals by the Shipwrecked Salvage Association of New York, for the help they provided to the steamship. Joséfa Raich".

Brig. General John A. Rawlins (left) with Lieut. Gen. Ulysses Grant, (center) and an unidentified officer, c. 1864. Rawlins served on Grant's staff throughout the US Civil War. In addition to his staff duties, he monitored Grant's environment for alcoholic temptations that could compromise Grant reputation (BSLOC_2018_7_74)

Untitled (Brass Band) Made 1852 United States. Daguerreotype .

Description: Scholars of a Public School in uniform. Location: China Date: 1906 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Fort Monroe, Virginia Officers of 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Fort Monroe (Va.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865 , Forts & fortifications, Artillery (Troops), Union, United States, Virginia, Fort Monroe.

The "Keystone" Battery of Pennsylvania. No. B478, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Culpeper, Virginia. Officers of 80th New York Infantry ("Ulster Guard." "20th Regiment State Militia Infantry"). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Company 'C,' 3rd U.S. Infantry near Fort Meade, South Dakota 1890.

Image of some guests during a military folk singing on the site of the Kromhout barracks (Prins Hendriklaan 75) in Utrecht.n.b. The address Prins Hendriklaan 75 was changed around 1924 in Prins Hendriklaan 89. The address Prins Hendriklaan 89 was changed in 1973 in Prins Hendriklaan 105.

Vessel portrait showing sub-officers on the armor boat .. Shipping portrait showing sub-officers on the armor boat.

Firefighters , Fire fighters, Brockton Public Library Archival Collection

Netherlands, 1900. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

Lieutenant General, the Honourable Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.B., Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

July 1900. Filipino soldiers who fought for Spain in the archipelago, upon their arrival to the peninsula.

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

A noon lunch of rice and tea - Japanese Army on the way to the front , Soldiers, Rest periods, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905

Battlefield of Gettysburgh sic : Headquarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission. Views from the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863 : Head quarters of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, at the General Hospital, near Gettysburg, Pa.. 1865. Photographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865, Gettysburg (Pa.), United States Sanitary Commission

Officers of U.S. horse artillery brigade, near Culpeper, Virginia, September, 1863. Civil War Photograph Collection, No. 607. United States, Army of the Potomac, People, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle 268460

France, 1861-1864 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

Lieutenant Colonel R. Peard 9th Mass.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

The ready and alert position of the tool wagon of the steam fire engine of the Fire Brigade

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

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

Group, The Amir Yakub Khan and Sirdars of Kabul. John Burke (Irish, about 1843 - 1900)

Portrait of four sitting soldiers, Anonymous, 1860 - 1880 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album. photographic support. cardboard albumen print historical persons. (military) uniforms

The 42nd Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle. Artist: David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802-1870 Edinburgh, Scotland); Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821-1848 St. Andrews, Scotland). Photography Studio: Hill and Adamson (British, active 1843-1848). Date: 1843-47. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Capt. Pechell & Men of the 77th Regiment - Winter Dress; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); 1855; published March 25, 1856; Salted paper print; 16 × 16.7 cm (6 5,16 × 6 9,16 in.)

Kladbishche na vysotakh Sevastopolia; Baron Meiendorf; Polkovnik Zagoskin; Rotmistr Voeikov.. Timm, Vasili Fëdorovich, 1820-1895. Prints. 1851 - 1862. Rare Book Division. Russia , Social life and customs, Russia , History, Arts, Russian

Maj. M.M. Dick, 105th Pa. Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Theodore D. Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States of America (1901-1909). In 1898 in Spanish-American War Roosevelt with First US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Rough Riders which he formed.

Major General Geo. G. Meade and staff , Washington, D.C., May 1865. General George G. Meade and staff. No. 957, Title from item, Alternate title, 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, Washington (D.C.).

Completely equipped vols. - ready to sail for our new 'south' - Porto Rico , Troop movements, Soldiers, Spanish-American War, 1898

Surgeons of 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, in front of Petersburg, Virginia, August 1864. Civil War Photograph Collection, Original neg. no. LC-B817-7063. United States, Army, Corps, 9th (1862-1865), People, Physicians, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Three unidentified Civil War veterans in Grand Army of the Republic uniforms with swords in front of painted backdrop. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljvet. United States, Army, People, 1890-1900, Grand Army of the Republic, People, 1890-1910, Veterans, Union, 1890-1900, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Veterans, Union.

Two French Officers, Seated, and Zouave, Standing with Arm Resting on Rifle, Crimean War, Crimea, Ukraine, by Roger Fenton, 1855

US Civil War, August 1863. Noncommissioned officers' mess of Company D, 93rd Virginia, Union Army of Potomac. Photo by Timothy O'Sullivan, (BSLOC_2018_8_180)

Petersburg, Virginia Company A, U.S. Engineer Battalion. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Engineers, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Vintage photograph. Landing of Christopher Columbus at San Salvador, in the Capital Rotunda.

General James B. Steedman and group. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Band of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865 , Washington, D.C., April 1865. Band of 9th or 10th U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps.. No. 865, Title from item, Alternate title 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, Army, Veteran Reserve Corps, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Washington (D.C.).

Union Cavalry leaders & raiders: Averill, Kilpatrick, Kautz, Gregg, Sheridan, Custer, Streight, Grierson, Wilson, Stoneman, Merritt, and Torbert. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Innocent Abroad Savannah, Georgia. O. Pierre Havens (American, 1838 - 1912, active Savannah, Georgia)

18 Turkish soldiers posed, standing, with rifles

Historic photograph, group of soldier, officers, around 1915, 1st World War

Position: Malga Bisorte: Skikompanie 45, Pasubio area. Commander Lieutenant Prochaska. .

Abyssinian expedition from 1868, Sir Robert Rapier and his team/Abyssinian expedition of 1868, Sir Robert Rapier and his team, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

11th Firefighters company of the barracks Rue de Sevigne, fan with arms, first court, 3rd arrondissement, Paris, around 1894 11th Firefighters Company of the Barnelles Rue de Sevigne, Fan with arms, first courtyard. Paris (3rd arrest). Photograph of L. Mulot (said Mulot son). Albuminum paper, varnish with collodion. Around 1894.

Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman and group of women and children, gathered at a Union convalescent camp, near Alexandria, Virginia. During the US Civil War, 1861-65, Northern Americans gave $25 million in donations and over 15,000 women volunteered to work in hospitals (BSLOC_2019_2_47)

British prisoners arriving in Pretoria during the Boer War (1899-1902) The three men at the front are Boer guards. 1899-1902

This group portrait represents sub-officers board on board the armor boat Göta 1896 .. This group portrait represents sub-officials on board the armored boat Göta 1896.

Mid-day mess, 6th Regt. cavalry | Library of Congress

GUERRA DE CUBA 1868 - 1898. NOMBRE GENERICO CON EL QUE SE CONOCE LAS TRES GUERRAS POR LA INDEPENDENCIA DE CUBA DE ESPAÑA. " EL CORONEL CORTIJO Y SUS TROPAS HECHOS PRISIONEROOS , 1898 ". GRABADO L ¿ILLUSTRATION.

US Civil War. Admiral David Farragut and Captain Percival Drayton on deck of frigate USS Hartford. USS Hartford was the flag ship of the fleet at New Orleans in April 1862 (BSLOC_2018_8_77)

French Provost Marshal of the Division of General Bosquet, Full-Length Seated Portrait Wearing Uniform with One Hand Placed inside his Coat, Crimean War, Crimea, Ukraine, by Roger Fenton, 1855

General French, taken in Camp on the Chickahominy, 29th of May, 1862 / M.B. Brady. | Library of Congress

Cleveland Blues Baseball Team, 1902 , Baseball players, Cleveland Blues Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Ελληνες πολεμισται Ηπειρου 1912 , Soldiers. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

President Taylor and his cabinet' Print showing President Taylor standing in front of his cabinet officers. Taylor was the 12th President of the United States. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general.

The 14th Sikh Regiment pose for a group portrait on a rocky mountainside, dressed in full military uniform and equipped with hiking sticks. The image is undated but possibly dates from service in Mesopotamia at the end of WW1 or in the early 1920s.

Washington, D.C. Drum Corps of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps at leisure. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Games, Military bands, Veterans, United States, District of Columbia, Washington (D.C.)

Unit of German soldiers during the First World War, posing with their homemade instruments! Date: 1916

Galicia - Ukraine - local Galician types in thick coats Date: circa 1910s

British expedition that attempted the ascent in 1924.

Russian Prisoners in a German Prisoner of War Camp at the end of the First World War. Here the inmates (who seem very well provided-for) have formed a band, with violinists, a double bassist, drummers, brass and woodwind players. Date: 1918

Digitally restored vector photo of General William Tecumseh Sherman and his staff.

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

Pri Siamskom dvore. 1890 - 1891. Brockhaus, F. A. (Friedrich Arnold), 1772-1823. Group portraits. General Research Division. Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 , Travel, Asia , Description and travel, Visits of state, Thailand , Court and courtiers, Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 1853-1910

Hanover Junction, Pa. August, 1863. No. B488, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Pennsylvania.

Götern's camp around 1860 .. Götern's camp around 1860.

Franco-Prussian War: Ernest de Bunsen with two wounded soldiers in the Rhineland-Palatinate. Photograph by Herman Koch, ca. 1870.

The British Army Prior To the First World War Royal Horse Artilleryman in marching order, dismounted.

23d New York Infantry | Library of Congress

Photograph of American civil war amputees. Dated 1865

12/31/1894. Scene in the field of the first marquises (Teobaldo Saavedra y Cueto) with the bishop of Córdoba, Sebastián Herrera.

The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with carbines and axes

An old worker (right) scolding strikers who want to destroy a workshop, scene from La Barricade, by Paul Bourget, at Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, France, photo from L'Illustration, No 3489, January 8, 1910.

French Foreign legion soldiers in Algeria 1915

Between decks on gun boat. No. B646, Title devised by library staff, Photographer attribution and title from photograph from same negative at National Archives, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Anefo photo collection. One hundred years of tests, on the Waalsdorplain in The Hague are shot with the pilot janon of a hundred years ago. December 14, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Between decks on gun boat | Library of Congress

Civil War soldiers

French hospital train in France during World War one

Lieutenant Colonel G.S. Nichols. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Allan Pinkerton, U.S. President Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand, Portrait, Antietam, Maryland, USA, by Alexander Gardner, October 1862

Our generals / J.H. Bufford's, lith., Boston.. Generals, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Officers of the 40th Regiment, circa 1880, maker unknown.

Soldiers of the Maharajah of Kashmir

Turkey, 1896-1909. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Turkey

British prisoners of war in Doberitz; Germany; form an orchestra. France in World war One 1916

08/31/1914. The Zeppelin Bombs. Damage caused to a house in Antwerp by the explosion of a bomb dropped from a Zeppelin. Photo: Mail -Approximate date.

Loading and firing a 120 mm cannon on the Galileo ship, colour photograph by Dante Paolocci (1849-1926), Italian War Ship, from L'Illustrazione Italiana 1899.

El General Francisco Villa y su estado mayor, guerrillero en 1910 - Pancho Villa, famous Mexican chieftan and his staff , Generals, Guerrillas, Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The interior of a Police barrack room, with a group of French soldiers (some seated) in the foreground, all bearing swords, engaged in police duty. Date: 1908

Dignitaries converse in front of mock-up of cornerstone for McKim Building, assembled at Milford Quarry , Granite quarrying, Public libraries, Cornerstones, Government officials, Boston Public Library, Prince, Frederick O. Frederick Octavius, 1818-1899

PRIMO DE RIVERA , MIGUEL. POLITICO Y MILITAR ESPAÑOL. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA 1870 - 1930. CON LOS GENERALES DE CADA REGION MILITAR , SEÑORES : ESPINOSA , HERMOSA , NAVARRO , RODRIGUEZ PEDRE , MAYANDIA , GOMEZ JORDANA , RUIZ DEL PORTAL , MUSLERA Y MAGAZ ( MARINA ).

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