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Civil War Era Portraits

Historic portraits of military officers from the American Civil War, depicting subjects in uniform with a serious demeanor, set against neutral backgrounds.

Colonel D.R. Wright, 15th Conn. Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General R.M. Sawyer, U.S.A.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Brigadier Gen'l Daniel E. Sickles / E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), 501 Broadway, New York. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct, Title from item, Printed on verso: from photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery, In album: Cartes de visite portraits of U.S. Army officers, children, and others, p. 20, right, On recto: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New York, Copyright by M.B. Brady. Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914, Military service, Military uniforms, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel.

Major C. D. Bardid , Military officers, Carte de Visite Collection

Eaton, Gen. A.B.

Brigadier General Eleazer A. Paine, Colonel of the 9th Illinois Infantry Regiment, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, in uniform. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection . Paine, E. A, (Eleazar A.), 1815-1882, United States, Army, Illinois Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865), People, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

General L.D. Watkins. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Capt. Buck 65th Regt. killed Te Ngutu ote Manu 7.9.68 (when in Colonial Forces) copy prints, black-and-white prints

General Charles F. Smith, Died: April 25, 1862 of a foot infection he got in jumping from one boat to another in opening stages of Shiloh Campaign. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Albert C. Lee, Colonel 7th Kansas Cav.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General John McNeil of MO. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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

General J.J. Abercrombie. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

J.S. Mosby, C.S.A.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Corse. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Colonel Samuel M. Bowman, 84th Pa. Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Captain H.B. Nones (Revenue Marine). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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

Gen. Baxler

Captain Robert MacFeeley. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Lieutenant Colonel Brown. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Sgt. James Morrison, 7th New YorkS.M.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books, Original print filed in LOT 4192, supplement #49. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General L.D. Watkins. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General Hugh Ewing. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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

Alpheus S. Williams. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

F. H. Beers, U. S. N. , Military personnel, Carte de Visite Collection

General Joseph Dana Webster. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

J. W. Selray , Military officers, Carte de Visite Collection

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

Maj. J. Howard. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Maj. General C.W. Sandford, New YorkS.M.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Lieutenant Colonel Curtis. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Very truly yours, Joshua , Military personnel, Carte de Visite Collection

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

Colonel Hinsdale, C.S.A.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Capt. Felix Salm-Salm

Col. Greene 2.Division; Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882), Philp & Solomon; 1861 - 1865; Albumen silver print

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

Gen. George A. Forsyth

Gen. J.S. Robinson, U.S.A.

Portrait of Maj. General Peter J. Osterhaus, officer of the Federal Army. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Osterhaus, Peter J.

Captain J.A. Winslow, USN. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Sgt. James Morrison, 7th New YorkS.M.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books, Original print filed in LOT 4192, supplement #49. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Dr. Jas. W. Watson .... Dr. Jas. W. Watson ...

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

General A.J. Vaughn, of Texas, C.S.A., in uniform, half-length portrait, facing right | Library of Congress

Colonel H. Janeway, 1st N.J. Cav.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Portrait of Maj. General Irvin McDowell, officer of the Federal Army. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, McDowell, Irvin.

Jacob B. Sweitzer, Colonel 62nd Pa. Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Ulysses S. Grant, in uniform, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Title devised by Library staff, Photograph of etching was possibly a carte de visite before being trimmed to oval shape, Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Grant, Ulysses S, (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Military service, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Benjamin McCulloch, C.S.A.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General G.C. Thomas USA. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Confederate States of America, Army, People, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Confederate, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Confederate, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Confederate.

Colonel Henry Fowler, 63nd NY. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Maj. General Robert C. Schenck. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Henry Heth, C.S.A.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General B.F. Kelley, Colonel 1st W.Virginia USA. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

William C. Brown , Military officers, Carte de Visite Collection

J.J. Bartlett, USA. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Gen. John Ramsey 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Portrait of Brigadier General Abner Doubleday, officer of the Federal Army (Maj. General from Nov. 29, 1862). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Doubleday, Abner.

Colonel A.G. Bracket, 9th Ill Cav.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General G.W. Morell. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Salstonstall, W.G.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Maj. L.E. Johnson, Paymaster. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Captain S. D. Shipley , Military officers, Carte de Visite Collection

Lieutenant Colonel James R. Chalmers, Colonel 9th Miss. Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Commander S.D. Trenchard, U.S.N.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Truly yours Augustus Mason , Physicians, Military personnel, Carte de Visite Collection

Gen. Silas Casey

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

Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

John Sedgewick (1813-1864) , Military officers, Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864, Carte de Visite Collection

E.B. Brown. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Gen. Edward W. Hinks 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

General Joseph Dana Webster. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General L. Richmond ... Brigadier General. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Unidentified bugler in Union cavalry uniform with saber. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. United States, Army, People, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Musicians, 1860-1870, Daggers & swords, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Captain R.G. Prendergast, 1st New York Cavalry. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Gen. David S. Stanley 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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

US Civil War Major General, Don Carlos Buell, led Union armies the Battles of Shiloh and Perryville in 1862. At Shiloh, his Army of Ohio reinforced Ulysses Grant's Army of Tennessee. After the Union loss at the Battle of Perryville, his army was re-organized into the new Department of the Cumberland, commanded by Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans. Mathew Brady photo (BSLOC_2018_7_64)

Surg. W.H. Church. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Col. Edward S. Cornell

Gen. Philip Kearney , Military officers, Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862, Carte de Visite Collection

Colonel Herbert Bradwell Titus, 9th N.H. Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

George Lewis Gillespie, West Point cadet, in uniform. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Gillespie, G. L, United States Military Academy, People, 1860-1870, United States, Army, Engineer Battalion, 1st, People, 1860-1870, Students, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Genl. Mitchell of Columbus, Ohio. Title inscribed below image, Mitchell was appointed Brigadier General, 12 January 1865, Purchase; Conner & Rosenkranz; 1986; (DLC/PP-1986:108). Mitchell, John Grant, 1838-1894, Military service, Military officers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, United States

U. S. Grant , Military officers, Grant, Ulysses S. Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885, Carte de Visite Collection

Captain R.W. Meade, U.S.N.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Col. Corcoran

General Gordon Granger 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Colonel R.J. Betge, 68th New York Inf.. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Title from Civil War caption books. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Captain H.B. Nones (Revenue Marine). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

General Crook (with a full beard, seated in center left) poses with his officers, after the Battle of Slim Buttes in the Sioux War of 1876, Sept. 1876. Crook led the campaign in pursuit of the Indians that massacred of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (BSLOC_2019_9_102)

General Benjamin F. Cheatham. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Frank W. Reynolds , Military officers, Carte de Visite Collection

Franz Sigel , Military officers, Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902, Carte de Visite Collection

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas D. Chamberlain of Co. G and I, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment in uniform. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Maine troops.

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