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Civil War Military Camps

Historic images of military camps during the Civil War, showcasing tents, soldiers, and surrounding landscapes in black-and-white photography.

Camp of 10th U.S. Colored Infantry | Library of Congress

Morris Island, South Carolina. July or August 1863. Unidentified camp. Photographed by Haas & Peale, LC-B8178-76. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Military camps, South Carolina, Morris Island, 1860-1870.

Tents at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) migratory farm labor camp mobile unit. Athena, Oregon 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Athena, Oregon , Umatilla County

Dress parade - Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall

Stapmagazin of the 4th K.U.K. Army near Kowel.

German railway troops Talbrücke

First 3 hospital ships, Douglas C-47 "Skytrains" of the Ninth Air force Troop Carrier Command, on the emergency landing strip in Northern France. They evacuated the first load of wounded by air 3.5 days after the initial assault.

Military coastal defense at Den Helder.

Photographic Laboratory of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," at an air base on Morotai, Moluccas Islands, Netherlands East Indies. January 1945.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Airmen examine sten guns in front of a flight canteen, improvised from empty fuel tins, at Blida, Algeria. Note the recently-built field oven on the left.

War album 95, picture 28176.

Chickenard in Lind. Recorded on 16 July 1916..

Atlanta, Georgia. Federal army wagons railroad depot. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

The British Occupation of Java An Auster air observation post aircraft of 656 Squadron flies low to investigate some buildings outside the British perimeter line around Surabaya (Soerabaja). On some occasions suspicions of the presence of Indonesian nationalists were confirmed when small arms fire was directed against the aircraft. On locating an Indonesian position the crew of the Auster could call down artillery fire or contact an infantry patrol to investigate further.

Positions at Field Hunter Battalion 32 on the Tryma.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC airbases. Laha airport (Ambon). Airstrip. Starting and runway. April 1947. Ambon, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Handgranatenangriff a.d.Isonzofront.7.9.17. .

Military Police gate at the entrance to John Payne Field near Cairo, Egypt. 12 November 1943.

Petersburg, Virginia Sutler's bomb-proof "Fruit and Oyster House". Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment and supplies, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Sutlers, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sector Cheribon (1st Police Action 21-27 July 1947). Dutch military vehicles on a road at buildings. On the side are Lorries. July 21, 1947. Cirebon, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Breaking camp

Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fort in front of Atlanta. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Allen's farm house. Headquarters of General Fitz John Porter. Lafayette's headquarters before the battle of Yorktown. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Assault troops crossing the Dnieper river Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864--Camp of Telegraph Corps. Civil War Photograph Collection , No. 353. Military camps, Virginia, Brandy Station, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union.

Tauranga from Monmouth Redoubt, 08 December 1950, by Leslie Adkin.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Military Klinkerweg airport station B.A.B.O.v .. February 1949. Noord-Brabant, Volkel

War album 106, picture 32608.

Natives at work during the construction of the Officers' Club of the 25th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Photo Reconnaissance Group, with the 5th Air Force, at a base somewhere in New Guinea. 14 March 1944.

Cannon. Artist: Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830-1902). 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.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: Enschede - Hengelo Battle and Liberation Achterhoek (1 April 1945), Enschede (April 1, 1945), Hengelo (3 April 1945). British infantrymen explore the road to Hengelo. April 3, 1945. Enschede, Hengelo, Overijssel, Twente

04/30/1913. Fontainebleau - at the Artillery range. The Batteries that took part in the Magazine, Shooting at the Target In the presence of Mr. Alfonso Xiii.

Dr. Bunnell's embalming establishment in the field. Army of the James. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Brick constructed officers barracks nearing completion at John Payne Field near Cairo, Egypt. 16 September 1943.

The battle of Spottsylvania sic--View of the field from the center of the position / E. Forbes.. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va, 1864, Military personnel, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, Virginia, Spotsylvania

View of Stolgen as seen from Nyman Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

Östl.Galuzia: Shorter behind the 1st line with head protection. .

Second World War. Soviet Union. Horse vacuum without coachman on a unpaved highway. In the background a village

Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Federal encampment on the Pamunkey. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Ital.Militärfriedhof in Selz 31.10.17. .

Fire position of the field hood seat 5/42 Wolkowcze.

Italy.Sproof positions in Görz 31.10.17. .

Poll photo collection. Reporting soldiers. A military exercise is viewed by observers from a riverside. 1945

Exercises of the 2nd Uhlans Regiment of the Polish Legions in Korczyn nad Stryj. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

Two Members Of The American Red Cross Pose In Front Of Their Aero Club At The 410Th Bomb Group Base In England, 29 June 1944.

Chattanooga, Tennessee (vicinity). Indian Mound. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Belle Plain, Virginia. Camp of 150th Pennsylvania Infantry | Library of Congress

General Birney's Head Quarters, 2d Division, 10th Corps | Library of Congress

Members Of The 410Th Bomb Group Leave The Chapel At The 9Th Air Force Station A-58 After A Catholic Mass. France, 29 October 1944.

De Spaanse, Engelse en Hollandse vloten voor Deal (linkerhelft), 1639; Vera et Exacta Delineatio Classium Hispanicae, Anglicae, et Hollandicae prout in Freto Brittannico juxta Dealam Castrum et Sandvicum (...) Anno 1640.The Spanish, English and Dutch fleets for Deal, October 20, 1639, prior to the naval battle at Duillen on October 21, 1639. Leer half of a show on two sheets. Off the Spanish fleet under the command of Antonio de Oquendo. On the left the village deal and a cartouche with the title and assignment in Latin.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of the dead on the Waalsdorpla flat. May 4, 1961. The Hague, Waalsdorplakk

City Point, Virginia. Military railroad. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations,INSPECTIONS &REVIEWS War

Members Of The 364Th Fighter Group Stand In Formation After Being Presented Awards During A Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 31 August 1944.

Supply nodes in Galicia, possibly 4. K.U.K. Army near Kowel.

Army saw in the forest at Czerniawka.

Street picture before CodeRoipo.4.11.17. .

Pennsylvania - Gettysburg, Aerial Photograph.

Hurricane 'Betsy' - Puerto Rico - 8/12/1956 , Houses, Construction, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Battery Weed, five 10-inch siege mortars, against Wagner. Haas & Peale (American, active 1846 - 1867)

Battle of Juarez, Insurrectos on irrigation ditch

Assembly Building Of The 509Th Composite Group On Tinian Island, Marianas Isalnds.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Avenue to south gate , Armories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

2Nd Army Airways Communication Wing At Atar, Mauretania, French West Africa.

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Wieringermeer. Flooding of the Wieringmeerpolder. On April 17, 1945, the Germans continued the dike that separates the Wieringermeer of the IJsselmeer .. May 1945. Wieringermeer

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A "graveyard" of Japanese war aircraft. Many of them are "drilled in the ground" 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Exercise. Sliding with machine gun on the F 3 ore. Account practice. Sliding with machine gun on the F 3 ore. Control of target.

Beginning Drive To Secure Saipan -- A marine patrol (for ground) and tanks (background) move up on the northern tip of Saipan, July 2 Marine one Army forces pursued the Japs toward the north end of the Island to secure the Jap stronghold July 8. August 1, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Photo).

Camp of 27th U.S. Colored Infantry. Civil War Photograph Collection , No. 4096. African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union.

Fredericksburg, Virginia Nurses and officers of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States Sanitary Commission, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Wilderness, Battle of the, Va, 1864, Nurses, United States, Virginia, Fredericksburg.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,BLACKS War

Boer War Photograph Taken by B W Caney Transport crossing Tucela.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Revolving huts where the boys sleep with the benefit of the open air, at the Kitchener Heritage, a home for raid shocked children, Chailey.

Wash kit assembly of the 36th Service Group, 374th Service Squadron, at Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea, February 1943.

'Flying Bomb' Site In Allied Hands: Two American soldiers (left) walk toward the heavily camouflaged control house of a "Flying Bomb" launching platform captured from the Germans near Delasse, France. July 2, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Petersburg, Virginia. Earthworks in front of Petersburg. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Soldiers' quarters in the Union Fort Rice adjoining Fort Sedgwick ("Fort Hell") | Library of Congress

Petersburg, Virginia. Mills. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Dismounted gun | Library of Congress

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Kebon Selada and Kota Batoe (2nd and 3rd Cion of 4-10 R.I. and 3 grid). Camping with tents. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The 6th Corps (Genl. Sedgwick) crossing the bridge at Funkstown (Antietam Creek) in pursuit of Genl. Lee's forces after Gettysbur. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Gettysburg Campaign, 1863, Bridges, 1860-1870, Troop movements, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Union, United States, Maryland, Funkstown

06/30/1921. Burgos. The Military Air Station. Military devices from the Cuatro Vientos airfield that took part in the "Raid" Burgos-Vitoria-Palencia-Burgos. Photo: Angel -.

View of the ""Sanamalato"" farm in Tripolitania, with a wind turbine system for lifting. Circa 1940.

Petersburg, Virginia Bomb-proof shelter in Federal lines. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865, Forts & fortifications, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Hurricane 'Betsy' - Puerto Rico - 8/12/1956 , Hurricanes, Debris, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Fredericksburg, Virginia. Soldiers filling water cart. Army of the Potomac | Library of Congress

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Scene in city of Basra.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

British army encampment, Dehra Dun, India, 1917. Artist: Unknown

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

War album 108, Figure 33132.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Magelang and surroundings. A warung along the road. 13 February 1949. Indonesia, Java, Magelang, Dutch East Indies

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