Civil War Historical Scenes

Historic photographs related to the Civil War, featuring military encampments, battlefields, and fortifications across Virginia, highlighting significant military history.

City Point, Virginia (vicinity). Cavalry camp | Library of Congress
City Point, Virginia (vicinity). Cavalry camp | Library of Congress
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Fredericksburg, Virginia. View of town from Tyler's Battery. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Winter quarters at Centreville, Virginia. Title from item, Brady-Handy Collection, Similar view with slightly different cropping: LOT 4169, no. 16. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Centreville.
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Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (vicinity). Sling for heavy artillery | Library of Congress
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Naval Station, Mound City, Illinois. No. 3164, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Illinois, Mound City.
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Italy.Raegsmaterial on the street against Muzzano 2.11.17. .
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Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Adj. Quarters, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery at Fort Darling | Library of Congress
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Strikers stoning guards, Bayonne
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Cedar Mountain, Virginia Family group before the house in which General Charles S. Winder (C.S.A.) died. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va, 1862, Winder, Charles S, United States, Virginia, Cedar Mountain.
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West Point Cadet Camp
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Maud on the old cannon on Marsland Hill , 19 December 1915, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964.
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City Point, Virginia. Slaughter house. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Rifle pits in the woods.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Hays, William, Military service, Birney, David Bell, 1825-1864, Military service, Rodes, Robert Emmett, Military service, United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 125th (1862-1865) , Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States , II Corps.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War
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Fort Burnham, Virginia Encampment and earthworks. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Forts & fortifications, United States, Virginia, Fort Burnham.
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Representation of the magazine etc., of the Arsenal at Watertown, Mass. , Armories, Ordnance industry, Illustrations, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Breaking Camp, Brandy Station, Virginia. No. 4165, Title from item, Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866, v. II, pl. 63, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.
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Burial of the victims of the 'Maine' in their final resting place, Arlington Cemetery, Va., Dec. 28, 1899 , Memorial rites & ceremonies, Cemeteries, Coffins, Flags, Spanish-American War, 1898, Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Va.
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Bridge built by Swiss soldiers
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Richmond, Virginia Graves of Confederate soldiers in Oakwood Cemetery, with board markers. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Cemeteries, Richmond (Va.), History, 1865, Cemeteries, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, United States, Virginia, Richmond.
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Union soldiers pull a fire engine from a garage designated Petersburg artillery. Title from item. Fire engines & equipment, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.
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Brandy Station, Virginia. A breakfast party at headquarters. Army of the Potomac. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Dutch Gap Canal ... November 1864, while Canal was being dug. Civil War Photograph Collection , No. 4320. African Americans, Military service, Virginia, 1860-1870, Canals, Virginia, James River, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.
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Field kitchen near Rarańcza. Front of the Second Brigade of the Polish Legions on the border between Bukowina and Besarabia. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)
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Austrian cannons confiscated by the 28th Army Corps in Postoja, Slovenia, during the First World War, from the magazine L'Illustrazione Italiana, year XLVI, no 8, February 23, 1919.
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Police, Bayonne strike
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Turk soldiers, Gallipoli
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Offices of U.S. Sanitary Commission | Library of Congress
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Birneys Station. U.S.M.R.R. Petersburg Virginia. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Railroad facilities, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, Signal towers, 1860-1870, Railroads, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States, Virginia, Birney's Station , United States, Virginia, Petersburg
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Camp at Framingham : Second Brigade Mass. Vol. Militia, July 21st to 25th 1885. Bird's-eye view. Includes insets and references to points of interest.... , Massachusetts , Middlesex ,county , Framingham
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Untitled. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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City Point, Virginia. Caissons, cannon and army wagons, etc. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Procession of Troops and Civilians on Way to Dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Artist: Isaac G. Tyson (American, 1833-1913); Charles J. Tyson (American, 1838-1906). Dimensions: Image: 17.6 × 20.8 cm (6 15/16 × 8 3/16 in.). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823-1896 New York). Date: November 19, 1863.Isaac and Charles Tyson established a portrait gallery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1859 and were the only local photographers in residence at the time of the battle. This view down Baltimore Street shows the procession of soldiers and civilians that preceded the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, where President Abraham Lincoln gave his now-famous address on November 19, 1863. It is enticing to believe that the president may be hiding somewhere in the crowd. The short Gettysburg Address was one of the president's finest. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Reunion of British War Missions To the United States Collection Distant view of some of the ruins of Richmond Va.
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The lowering of the American flag on the occasion of the proclamation of the Cuban Republic, Cuba, from L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIX, No 26, June 29, 1902.
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Battle of Allatoona Pass, Ga. Oct 5-64. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings, Exhibited in: "The American Civil War Field Notes : Sketches from Cairo to Richmond" at the O'Kane Gallery, University of Houston, Texas, 2008-2009. Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Georgia, Allatoona Pass.
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Navy Department. 1865 - 1870. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (D.C.)
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Fairfax Seminary, near Alexandria, Virginia. No. B1172, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Theological seminaries, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, United States, Virginia, Alexandria.
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Florence military prison series--"Counting us off" / J.E. Taylor. | Library of Congress
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Tent City, Rockaway
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Anefo photo collection. KNVB camp Nunspeet. Jos Watergraafsmeer. August 3, 1949. Nunspeet
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The Union Jack Waves Over Station 164 In Great Dunmov, Essex, England Prior To Transfer Of The Base To The 386Th Bomb Group On 20 October 1943.
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War damage. Front of the Polish Legions in Volhynia. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)
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Fort Canby,Wash.. Capsize Drill, U.S. Life Saving Crew
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2nd Reg't, N.G.N.J. at Sea Girt
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An American army camp in Vera Cruz, Mexico Date: C. 1914
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3rd Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. & Latrobe's Battery, C.S.A. monument, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3rd Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. & Latrobe's Battery, C.S.A. monument, Chattanooga, Tennessee
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G.A.R. - Gettysburg
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Soldier's Home, Washington, D.C.. Transfer; Map Division, 1908. United States Soldiers' Home, 1860-1870, Soldiers' homes, Washington (D.C.), 1860-1870, Flags, American, Washington (D.C.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Washington (D.C.)
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West Point Cadet Camp
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Washington, District of Columbia. Execution of the conspirators: View of the scaffold. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Anefo photo collection. Memorial Day at Margratens honorary cemetery The cemetery. May 30, 1969. Margraten
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Florence military prison series--"On board the old transport" / J.E. Taylor.. 13489 U.S. Copyright Office, Photographic reproduction of watercolor by James E. Taylor, 1897. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners, Union, Prisoners of war, Union, 1860-1870.
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Washington, D.C.: June 13, 1929 4-H club members' tents on the lawns of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture during their annual visit to the nation's Capitol, with the Wshington monument in the distance.