Civil War Era Photography

Historic black-and-white photographs depicting events and figures from the American Civil War, focusing on battles, generals, and military facilities.

Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3051. War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.

Chattanooga, Tenn.. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2653. Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn, 1863, Railroad stations, Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1860-1870, Prisoners of war, Confederate, Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners, Confederate, Tennessee, Chattanooga, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Tennessee, Chattanooga.

Stonewall Jackson. Civil War Photograph Collection . Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863, Military service, Generals, Confederate, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Confederate.

General W. S. Hancock misidentified in caption, possibly General William F. Smith. Civil War Photograph Collection . Generals, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

A Block House. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2669. Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Company, 1860-1870, Blockhouses, Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1860-1870, Railroads, Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1860-1870, Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation.

Unburied dead on battlefield. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-916. War casualties, Virginia, Cold Harbor, 1860-1870, Battlefields, Virginia, Cold Harbor, 1860-1870, Gaines' Mill, Battle of, Va, 1862, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, Virginia, Cold Harbor.

"Little Mac". Civil War Photograph Collection . McClellan, George B, (George Brinton), 1826-1885, Military service, Generals, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3051. War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.

Field Telegraph Station. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2351. Telegraph offices, Virginia, Charles City County, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Virginia, Charles City County, 1860-1870, Tents, Virginia, Charles City County, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Communications, Virginia, Charles City County, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Virginia, Charles City County.

Winter quarters of the Engineer Corps.. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-1047. United States, Army, New York Engineer Regiment, 50th (1861-1865) , Doors & doorways, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Arbors (Bowers), Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Military headquarters, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Virginia, Petersburg, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.

The slaughter pen at Gettysburg. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-253. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, War casualties, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg.

The Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B811-2295. Marshall House (Hotel : Alexandria, Va.), 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Houses, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Alexandria (Va.), 1860-1870.

Free South office, Beaufort, South Carolina. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Newspaper industry, South Carolina, Beaufort, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Beaufort.

Making coffee. On the lines before Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-804. Bombproof construction, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Virginia, Petersburg, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Virginia, Petersburg, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.

Sling cart for moving heavy cannon. Civil War Photograph Collection . Military officers, 1860-1870, Wheels, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation.

The ever welcome Sanitary Commission. Civil War Photograph Collection . United States Sanitary Commission, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, Community service, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel.

"Castle Thunder", Richmond, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B811-897. Castle Thunder Prison (Richmond, Va.), 1860-1870, Buildings, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Prisons, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Detention facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Richmond, Richmond (Va.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

"Fighting Joe Hooker". Civil War Photograph Collection . Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879, Military service, Generals, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

General Alfred Pleasonton, September, 1863. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-342. Pleasonton, Alfred, 1824-1897, Military service, Generals, Union, Virginia, Warrenton, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Virginia, Warrenton.

U.S. steamer "Massasoit," in James River, 1864. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2547. Armored vessels, Union, Virginia, James River, 1860-1870, Steamboats, Union, Virginia, James River, 1860-1870, Government vessels, Union, Virginia, James River, 1860-1870, Sailors, Union, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Union, Virginia, James River, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Virginia, James River.

A plantation road through the "live oaks," Port Royal, South Carolina. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Spanish moss, South Carolina, Port Royal, 1860-1870 , Plantations, South Carolina, Port Royal, 1860-1870 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Port Royal.

Ruins in the "Burn't District" | Library of Congress

Headquarters of the general commanding, Dept. of the South, at Hilton Head, South Carolina / photographed by G.T. Lape, 116 Chatham St.. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, South Carolina, Hilton Head Island.

Bernard Tobey, a double amputee and his son, wearing Union sailor uniforms, standing beside a small wagon displaying Secretary of War Edwin Stanton's dispatch on the fall of Fort Fisher / Fetter's New Photograph Gallery, Logansport, Ind.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper, pp/liljwoch. Stanton, Edwin M, (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869, Associated objects, United States, Navy, People, 1860-1870, Sailors, Union, 1860-1870, Amputees, 1860-1870, Boys, 1860-1870, Exhibitions, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Campaigns & battles, North Carolina, Fort Fisher, 1860-1870, War casualties, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

View of Fort Sumpter i.e. Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, taken from the sand bar. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs , Printed on front: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New York. Boats, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Charleston Harbor (S.C.), 1860-1870, Sandbars, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), 1860-1870, Charleston (S.C.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston.

Fugitive Negroes fording the Rappahannock, fleeing from Jackson's Army / Negative by T.O. Sullivan i.e. T. O'Sullivan ; From Gardner's Gallery, corner of 7th and D Streets, Washington, D.C. ; E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, wholesale agents.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. African Americans, War, Virginia, 1860-1870, Escapes, Virginia, 1860-1870, Fords (Stream crossings), Virginia, 1860-1870, Oxcarts, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans, Rappahannock River (Va.), 1860-1870.

Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia. Title from item, War Views, No. 2296, Negative by Brady & Co, Washington. Slave trade, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Virginia, Alexandria.

Roper Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina, where the Federal wounded were confined. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3119. Roper Hospital (Charleston, S.C.), Buildings, 1860-1870, Hospitals, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Charleston (S.C.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, South Carolina, Charleston.

Soldiers' graves, Bull Run Battlefield, Virginia / Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.. Title from item, Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-2329B, left, and LC-B811-2329A, right. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. acquired the negatives from the studio of Mathew Brady in exchange for photographic supplies, Notation on verso: "Southern portion of Henry Hill SW from present visitor's center - Confederate graves - 1862 image Barnard.", Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069). Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va, 1862, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Virginia, Bull Run, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, Confederate, Virginia, Bull Run.

Newspaper article titled 'The Revenges of Time,' by L. S., Oct. 11, 1879 , Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Abolitionists, United States, 19th century, Correspondence, Garrison Mob, Boston, Mass., 1835, Antislavery movements, United States, Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Front (i.e., Trout) House and Masonic Hall, Marietta St., Atlanta. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B811-3581. Atlanta Campaign, 1864, Military camps, Union, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, Buildings, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Georgia, Atlanta.

Lieutenant General Grant's Head Quarters, City Point, Virginia May 29, 1865 , Corrected title General Grant's Head Quarters, City Point, Virginia May 29, 1865. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3331. Grant, Ulysses S, (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Homes & haunts, Military headquarters, Union, Virginia, City Point, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Virginia, City Point.

Camp of 49th PA Reg't, Divine services / photographed by Bierstadt Brothers | Library of Congress

National Cemetery view | Library of Congress

Generals Stonemen i.e. Stoneman and Nagle i.e. Naglee and staff, near Richmond, June 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 438, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia, Title from item, Stamped on verso: Nov. 28, 1949, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Original glass negative may be available: LC-B815-438 (half stereo). Military personnel, Union, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Peninsular Campaign, Va, 1862, Stoneman, George, 1822-1894, Military service, Naglee, Henry M, (Henry Morris), 1815-1886, Military service, United States, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County)

View of burnt district / Levy & Cohen.. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.", "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprietors.", Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs, No. 456, Title from item, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography. War damage, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Customhouses, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Streets, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Virginia, Richmond.

Slave Pen, Alexandria, Va. / published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., American & Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New-York ; negative by Brady & Co., Washington. | Library of Congress

Central Park : memorial of the Common Council of the City of New York to the Legislature, approved June 11th, 1853...title page Cartographic. Maps. 1853. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New York (N.Y.), Central Park (New York, N.Y.), City planning

Camp Life, Ready to Start / published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New York.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. United States, Army, People, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Carts & wagons, Maryland, 1860-1870.

Bridge across the Rappahannock, north view. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 514, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia, Title from item, Stamped on verso: Nov. 28, 1949, source unknown, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Original glass negative may be available: LC-B814-514 (half stereo, cropped differently). Bridges, Virginia, Fauquier Sulphur Springs, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Rappahannock River (Va.), 1860-1870, United States, Virginia, Fauquier Sulphur Springs.

Barnum & Col. Wood's grand national baby show, at the Music Hall, on Tuesday morning, September 11th, 1855 , Infants, Contests, Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass., Barnum, P. T. Phineas Taylor, 1810-1891. Graupner and early Boston Musical Scores plus Boston Music Hall Ephemera

Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia / Bowdoin, Taylor & Co., 204 King, cor. Columbus Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Military hospitals, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Union.

Hofors ironwork chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

City Hospital, Richmond. Civil War Photograph Collection . Hospitals, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Virginia, Richmond.

Army wagon going to commissary depot, City Point, for supplies. Title from item, Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-2586A, left, and LC-B811-2586B, right. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. acquired the negatives from the studio of Mathew Brady in exchange for photographic supplies, Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069). Carts & wagons, Virginia, Hopewell, 1860-1870, Mules, Virginia, Hopewell, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Animals, Virginia, Hopewell, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, Virginia, Hopewell.

Cheeves' (i. e. Cheves) Point battery, Charleston. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Cannons, South Carolina, Charleston Harbor, 1860-1870 , Batteries (Weaponry), South Carolina, Charleston Harbor, 1860-1870 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston Harbor

Arms & trophies, the Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, (1864 :, Philadelphia, Pa.) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Charleston. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3053. Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Parapets, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Photographers, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.

The Japanese Embassy in New York--scenes and incidents | Library of Congress

Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia. Title from item, War Views, No. 2298, Negative by Brady & Co, Washington, Published in: "African Americans" chapter of the ebook Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2013. African Americans, Capture & imprisonment, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Slave trade, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Detention facilities, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Virginia, Alexandria.

View of the east face of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Civil War Photograph Collection . War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Walls, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.

Old "Libby Prison" building, Richmond, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection . Libby Prison, 1860-1870, Buildings, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Prisons, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Tents, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Detention facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Richmond, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Richmond, Richmond (Va.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), shewing (i.e. showing) gabions and bomb proofs. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3061. Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Bombproof construction, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Parapets, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston.

Market Street near Second - looking south-west, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., destroyed by the rebels under McCausland, July 30th, 1864.. Civil War Photograph Collection . War damage, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, Buildings, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Confederate, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg.

Treasury building, now National Bank of Virginia / Levy & Cohen.. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.", "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprietors.", Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs, No. 468, Title from item, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, One of four views on LC-B8184-10380 (b&w film copy neg.). Commercial facilities, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Richmond (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.

Drury's i.e. Drewrys Bluff. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Drewrys Bluff, Battle of, Va, 1864 , War damage, Virginia, Drewrys Bluff, 1860-1870, James River (Va.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage.

Trout House and Masonic Hall, Marrietta St., Atlanta, Ga.. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B811-3581. Atlanta Campaign, 1864, Military camps, Union, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, Buildings, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Georgia, Atlanta.

Sea face of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Morris Island. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3050. Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Chevaux-de-frise, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.

Ordnance Depot at Broadway Landing. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B811-2. Confiscations, Virginia, 1860-1870, Military depots, Union, Virginia, 1860-1870, Artillery (Weaponry), Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.

Group of Irish brigade as they lay on the battlefield of Antietam, 19th Sept., 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 550, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia, Title from item, LC copy digitized with funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography. United States, Army of the Potomac, Irish Brigade , Antietam, Battle of, Md, 1862, War casualties, Maryland, Antietam, 1860-1870, Campaigns & battles, Maryland, Antietam, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Casualties, Union, United States, Maryland, Antietam.

Old frame house on Fair Oaks battlefield, pierced by hundreds of bullets, and used as a hospital by Hooker's Division. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 478, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Barnard & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia, Title from item, Stamped on verso: Nov. 28, 1949, source unknown, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Original glass negative may be available: LC-B815-478 (half stereo, cropped differently). Peninsular Campaign, Va, 1862, War damage, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County), 1860-1870, Houses, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County), 1860-1870, Military camps, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, United States, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County)

Beauregard's headquarters, Manassas. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Weir, William James, 1792-1867, Homes & haunts, Virginia, Manassas, Beauregard, G. T, (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893, Homes & haunts, Virginia, Manassas, Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va, 1861, Houses, Virginia, Manassas, 1860-1870, Plantations, Virginia, Manassas, 1860-1870, Military headquarters, Confederate, Virginia, Manassas, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Manassas.

The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864 The Indians.. Title from item, Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069). United States Sanitary Commission, Exhibitions & display, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1860-1870, Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, (1864 :, Philadelphia, Pa.) , Indians of North America, Exhibitions, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1860-1870, Ethnic stereotypes, 1860-1870, Exhibitions, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Social aspects, Union.

Departure from the old homestead, Centreville "And trembling, shrinking from the spoilers hand, far, far away, thy children leave the land.". Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper, pp/liljwoch. Families, Virginia, Centreville, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, Virginia, Centreville, 1860-1870, Mules, Virginia, Centreville, 1860-1870, Household moving, Virginia, Centreville, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Social aspects, Virginia, Centreville.

Spot, Cuban Bloodhound, used for capturing escaped Union prisoners at Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia / Photographed by J.W. Turner, No. 47 Hanover Street, Boston.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Andersonville Prison, Working dogs, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Animals, Confederate.

Rear view of the same gun, as shown in no. 1001 , Rear view of mounted ten inch Columbiad and magazine entrance, sand bag revertment (i.e. revetment), battery Dantzler, (Howlett's) on James River above Dutch Gap Canal alternate title. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B815-0024. Cannons, Virginia, 1860-1870, Magazines (Military buildings), Virginia, 1860-1870, Batteries (Weaponry), Virginia, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, Confederate, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Confederate, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, Confederate, James River (Va.), 1860-1870.

Letter from John Turner, St. Louis, Missouri, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1879 April 2 , Abolitionists, United States, 19th century, Correspondence, Exodus of 1879, Exodusters, Social reformers, United States, History, 19th century, Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, African Americans, History, 1877-1964, Migration, Internal, United States, Social reformers, United States, Colored Refugee Relief Board, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879, Turner, John, Dickson, Moses, 1824-1901, Turner, James Milton

Treasury building, now National Bank of Virginia / Levy & Cohen. | Library of Congress

Invitation to a complimentary meeting, Boston, July 12, 1887 , Antislavery movements, United States, History, 19th century, Abolitionists, United States, 19th century, Correspondence, Antislavery movements, United States, Abolitionists, United States, History, 19th century, Thompson, Edwin, 1809-1888

Absolute Sale without Reserve. By Order of Executors and Owners to close the Cushman Esate Cartographic. Maps. 1897-06-02. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Unidentified young vivandière with canteen / Marshall & Co., Studio Building, cor. Tremont & Bromfield Sts., Boston.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Vivandières, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Women, Union.

A Richmond prisoner U.S. General Hospital, Div. No. 1, Annapolis, Md., Private Jackson O. Broshears, Co. D, Indiana Mounted Infantry. Age 20 years; height 6 feet 1 inch; weight when captured, 185 lbs.; was in rebel hands three and one-quarter months, 2 months of which were passed on Belle Isle. Under treatment in U.S. Hospital 8 weeks - constantly improving - now, May 19th, 1864, weighs 108-1/2 lbs.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Broshears, Jackson O, 1844-1864, United States, Army, Indiana Infantry Regiment, 65th (1862-1865), People, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Prisoners of war, Union, 1860-1870, Starvation, 1860-1870, Malnutrition, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Atrocities, Confederate.

Classic ruins of the Bank of Chambersburgh. Title from item, Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069). African Americans, Men, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, War damage, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, Ruins, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg.

Home of August Flower and German Syrup presented to our customers, Wells & Hope Co., 1889 book Woodbury paper. cardboard. linen (material) collotype

Postcard sent to NZ prisoner-of-war in Germany, WWI, circa 1918, maker unknown.

Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co. vapor stove , Stoves

Ruins of the arsenal / Levy & Cohen.. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.", "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprietors.", Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs, No. 466, Title from item, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, One of six views on LC-B8184-10381 (b&w film copy neg.). War damage, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Armories, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Virginia, Richmond, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Virginia, Richmond.

Visiting card - Business card of Mrs. W. E. Robinson, née Chung Ling Soo

Fairfax Seminary, Virginia. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Military hospitals, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Union.

$View of Capstone Hill in Ilfracombe, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photomechanical print paper (high) hill$

Children Dept. i.e. Department, / photographed by the American Stereoscopic Company.. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, (1864 :, Philadelphia, Pa.) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Grand opening of the Adler-Thomashefsky National Theatre, Houston St. and Second Avenue program: Tuesday evening, September twenty-fouth, nineteen hundred and twelve Blinde liebe, fun Z. Libin Blind love, by. Z. Libin Shaylo Shloymeh'le sharlaan, fun Yanev Gordin Shloimele Charlatan, by Jacob Gordin בלינדע ליעבע, פון ז. ליבין שיילאק שלמה'לע שארלאטאן, פון יעקב גארדין. Posters, Theatrical posters, Plans. 1912. Dorot Jewish Division. Jewish arts, National Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Houston Street and 2nd Avenue), Yiddish drama, Theater, Yiddish

Description: Newfoundland: The home of the Caribou, Salmon and Trout. Location: Newfoundland, Canada Date: 1910 americas

THIRD ANNUAL DINNER COMMEMORATING 132 ANNIV. OF THE TREATY OF PARIS held by SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE STATE OF NY at THE WALDORF NY (HOTEL;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1895. Rare Book Division

Broadside, Printed on paper, Reads: '5 Dollars/Reward-/Lost between the CANAL BRIDGE AT/PORT SCHUYLER and the PATROON'S BRIDGE, a/BAND BOX / containing LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WEARING APPAREL 9etc., etc.) Dated: Albany, July 28, 1835.', USA, 1835, Wallcoverings, Broadside

The Battery, Charleston, South Carolina. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston

Title page, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1869, West (U.S.)

Thorburn's house at Sudley Church, used as a hospital by the Federal troops on 21st July, 1861. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Houses, Virginia, Manassas, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Historic sites, Virginia, Manassas.

North-West corner public square, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., destroyed by the rebels under McCausland, July 30th, 1864. Civil War Photograph Collection . War damage, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, Stone buildings, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Confederate, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg.

East face of Fort Sumter - Charleston, South Carolina. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston

Libbey (i.e. Libby) Prison from Union Hotel, Richmond. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative may be available: LC-B811-873. Prisons, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Buildings, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Detention facilities.

The Union prison camp at "Belle Isle," Richmond, Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection . Belle Isle (Prison), 1860-1870, Prisons, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Tents, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Rivers, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Detention facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Richmond, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Confederate, Virginia, Richmond, Richmond (Va.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

page. 1869. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Union Pacific Railroad Company, West (U.S.)

Application for certificate of enrolment, circa 1914-1919, Wellington, by Dr James Thomson, First New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.. 1857 - 1997. Illustrations. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Slavery , United States, Slaves , Social conditions, Slave trade , United States, Newspapers , New York (State) , New York, Rochester (N.Y.), African Americans, Abolition movement

A Treatise on Landscape Painting and Effect in Water Colours From the First Rudiments, to the Finished Picture No 5 1813 England. Book with four aquatints and letterpress in black on cream wove paper, in box . David Cox, the elder

Sketchbook LXI with 20 sheets. Sketchbook no. LXI consisting of 20 sheets with artists and studies of a painting on a donkey.

Charleston after bombardment, Dec., 1861 - Ruins of St. Finbar's Cathedral - Charleston, South Carolina. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston

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