Historical Military Sites

Photos capture abandoned military sites, artillery from the past, and battlefields illustrating the aftermath of conflicts during previous wars in diverse landscapes.

National Guard, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ca. 1910.

Abandoned battery delivery Smarzow.

Fort of Noisy / Artillery. Artillery, Fort of Noisy-le-Sec. The municipality of Paris. Artillery, Fort of Noisy-le-Sec (Seine-Saint-Denis). Photograph of Hippolyte Blancard (1843-1924). Platinum circulation (front). 1870-1871.

Wagon parked near a telegraph pole in foreground with a camp in the background. Title devised by Library staff, Hand written on verso: "Pony mtn. in distance", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

The picture shows in the background ruins after a ruined village in an open landscape.In the foreground, a upset battlefield is visible with a trench system.Midbellan looking at Aisne-Marne channel filled with rubble .. The picture shows in the background ruins after a ruined village in an open landscape.In the foreground, a upset battlefield is visible with a trench system.In between, the Aisne-Marne channel is filled with rubble.

Cowan's independent battery, 1st New York, inside one of the rebel forts in front of Petersburg, 24th June 1864. Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection). United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Headquarters of Lowell's Cavalry Brigade, Vienna, Virginia, February, 1864. No. 8032, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Vienna.

Total view from the camp of the VI.feldbatillon of the Infantry Regiment 4 at Colony Alexandrowka.

Scene of the charge of the Louisiana Tigers. View taken from Cemetery Hill at about position of right gun of Wiedrich's (i. e. Weidrich's) Battery. Photo is the left half of a two-part panorama by an unidentified photographer. The right half is at the National Archives. (Source: Frassanito, p. 101), Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948, Published in: Gettysburg: A Journey in Time, by William A. Frassanito, 1975, p. 100-102. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg.

National Guard, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ca. 1910.

View of the Destroyed Location Lgota Murovana with the subsequent battlefield.Südseite. .

Schützenregiment 33 Zarcece at Stochod. Sativity levels.

Confederate fort G, first fort south of W. and A. R.R., looking south, Atlanta, Georgia. No. B637, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Georgia, Atlanta.

Stiring gun at Voglarji.23.8.17. .

Fort Burnham (previously Confederate Fort Harrison) Confederate Picket Line and Fork in background. No. 4559, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia.

War album 107, picture 33105.

Access from the main position to the base (fieldwax.) On cross height Kote 363 south.

Positions of the 37 Honvedinfanteried Division.

Winter quarters of Quartermaster's Department, 6th Army Corps. near Hazel River, Virginia, 1864. No. B361, Title from item, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 7, page 313", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia.

Artillery pieces in trenches during the Paris headquarters, anonymous photography. (TF)

Bridge construction in Galicia in the section of the fourth K.U.K. Army.

Ammunition and commander levels.

Burnside - the 9th Corps - moving on James River. Unknown maker, American

Outer Confederate Line at Petersburg. Captured by 18th Corps, June 15, 1864. Artist: Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823-1896 New York). Date: 1864. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Confederate lines at Cold Harbor, Virginia , Extreme line of Confederate works, Cold Harbor. No. 4155, Title from item, Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, c1866, vol. 2, plate 96, Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 3, p. 85, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Cold Harbor.

Mil. saw N.Rokinz Southern.Roszscze. .

Petersburg, Virginia The "Dictator," a 13-inch mortar, in position. 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, Mortars (Ordnance), artillery (weaponry) , United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

War album 107, picture 33055.

Fort Sedgwick in front of Petersburg 1864 Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, born Ireland. Fort Sedgwick in front of Petersburg 268143

Part of Federal Line of Works showing bombproof tents occupied by U.S. Colored Troops in front of Petersburg, Virginia, Aug. 7, 1864. Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection). United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Battle Viehdepot Bistritz Cadaver utilization.

Stage stations and loading stations of the fourth K.U.K. Army probably in the area of Kowel.

Pictures of life at the front or in the hinterland, Russian war showplatz.

The municipality. The Cartridge of Avenue Rapp, after the explosion of May 17 1871. The municipality. The Cartridge of Avenue Rapp, after the explosion of May 17, 1871. 7th arrondissement, Paris. The municipality of Paris. "The Cartridge of Avenue Rapp, after the explosion of May 17, 1871". Anonymous photography. Draw on albuminum paper. 1871.

Battery drawing on the traject in Giurgiu (Giurgin).

Picture from photo album associated Ansgar Betulander. Bet wave near Oxie Railway Station.

Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia. No. B517, Title from item, Hand written on verso: Miller, vol. 1, pp. 110-111, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Drewrys Bluff.

Bombproof huts in the front line before Petersburg, August 10, 1864. Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection). United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Gun the cannon battery 4/19, masked against plane.

German soldier cemetery Rudniki. .

Winter quarters in Army of Potomac near Brandy Station, Virginia, 1864. No. B383, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Brandy Station.

Ruins of Camp O'Donnell Barracks -- This is a view of the Barracks at Camp O'Donnell, on Luzon, after it was captured by American troops. Afilipino colonel who survived O'Donnell estimated 40,000 American and Filipino soldiers -- half of the 80,000 who were imprisoned there after the infamous "Death March" of Bataan -- had died of disease, malnutrition and mistreatment. Filipino survivors were released and American survivors were moved by the Japanese some time before the American occupation. This, and other pictures in this series, were made by Carl Mydans, Life Photographer on assignment with the wartime still picture pool. Mydans was among those taken prisoner when the Philippines fell, and was later repatriated. July 02, 1945. (Photo by Carl Mydans, Associated Press Photo).

Stage stations and loading stations of the fourth K.U.K. Army probably in the area of Kowel.

Military camp. Charles Parker, photographer (British, active 1860s) about 1864 View of a military wooden barrack, separated from the next building by a small pathway lined with cultivated plants. Also visible are a number of Caucasian men dressed in military uniform and two Japanese men dressed in traditional garments, one of whom is sitting on the ground.

Emperor Wilhelm II. Birthday celebration in Vladimir Wolinsky.

War album 107, picture 32994.

Fort Riley, Kansas; Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882); 1867; Albumen silver print

Oesterr. Trenches at Lgota Murovana.

War album 107, picture 32807.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia (vicinity). Fort Darling. Columbiad gun with Brooke reinforced breech. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Inspecting by its excellence General of the Infantry Succovaty v. Vezza at J.R.81.

Camp Stoneman Cavalry Depot, Giesboro, Md.. Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Washington (D.C.)

Bailey's Cross Roads, Virginia. No. 4077, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Bailey's Crossroads.

US Civil War. Atlanta Campaign, May 7 Sept. 2, 1864. Siege of Atlanta, July 22 through Sept. 2, 1864. REBEL WORKS IN FRONT OF ATLANTA, was photographed by George Barnard, after the Confederate surrender and retreat from the city on Sept. 2, 1864 (BSLOC_2018_9_74)

Gloucester, Virginia. Fortifications showing a 11-inch smooth-bore Dahlgren naval gun. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Pictures of life at the front or in the hinterland, Russian war showplatz.

Torpedo Station, James River, Virginia Prof. Maillefert and naval officers who were employed in removing Confederate torpedoes, April, 1865. The Metropolitan Museum of Art attributes this photograph to American photographer Egbert Guy Fowx (1821-) (Source: researcher M.P. Higgins), No. B434, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

War album 95, picture 28115.

Feldspital 2/16 in Prvacina, Trainbaracke, 10.5.1916. .

Our boys in the trenches, USA, US, Vintage photography

Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Officer fair in Koprze.

Group portrait of members of the city police for their barracks in Tandjongkarang (South Sumatra); City politics in Tandjongkarang.part or Reminder Album for F.J. Junius, Departing Resident of Lampong (South Sumatra).

City Point, Virginia. Supply wagons of 2d Brigade, 2d Corps. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Order of field work by military in Przewloka. .

Wire affairs before the Austrian position at Wolica. .

Photo collection First World War. The British Western Front in France. The German Offensive. Result or a penalty on the road .. 1914-1918}. France

View at Fort Prentiss (The old distillary at the Point). Title from pencil inscription on item, Photograph possibly taken by Munn & Faul, Purchase; William L. Schaeffer; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:173). Military personnel, Union, Illinois, Cairo, 1860-1870, Cannons, Illinois, Cairo, 1860-1870, Batteries (Weaponry), Illinois, Cairo, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, Union, Illinois, Cairo, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Illinois, Cairo.

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate battery JEFF DAVIS | Library of Congress

Traffic node and central storage place, possibly the 4th K.U.K. Army near Kowel.

Felice Beato, Tangkoo Fort After Its Capture, Showing the French and English Entrance, August 10, 1860, 1860 Tangkoo Fort After Its Capture, Showing the French and English Entrance, August 10, 1860

View of the outer trenches on the last day of the battle in front of Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 16, 1864, showing the ground where the most desperate charges were made, USA, US, Vintage photography

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

War album 107, picture 32951.

Railroad cut at Gettysburg, before the battle. USA Civil War

Östl.Galuzia: InfTR.Special 1.Like. (K.U.11.ktd.).

Road to Harper's Ferry. Unknown, photographer about 1860 Railroad track along a river's edge. A group of men are seated and standing on the cliffs overlooking the tracks and river. (Verso, mount) lower right, pencil: "CW 56/CW"; Inscribed verso print in pencil, titled and "Brady c. 1860 - 65", "GOO y", "#119 Chocolate". (Print remounted, inscriptions visible before remounting). Inscribed verso old mat in pencil "Brady CW Repair B&O RR/1861 - 65" and "#94/1 of 7".

Rows of Caissons with British Military Tents in Background, Crimean War, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, by Roger Fenton, 1855

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Fort Darling. Confederate on James River seven miles south of Richmond | Library of Congress

War album 108, Figure 33181.

Fort Fisher, N.C., Interior view of first three traverses on land face , A view in Fort Fisher, North Carolina, just after its capture, 1865. No. 440, Title from item, Alternate title, photographer, 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, North Carolina, Fort Fisher (Fort)

Camp of 30th Pennsylvania Infantry | Library of Congress

Slaughter Pen, Foot of Round Top, Gettysburg Made 1863 United States. Albumen print, pl. 44 from the album Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1 (1866) . Timothy O'Sullivan

Confederate fortifications in rear of Vicksburg, Miss.. No. 8177, Title from item, Mounted with one other photograph, Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. II, p. 195", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Mississippi, Vicksburg.

Prvacina, K.U.K.Felddampfwäscherei.

War album 22, picture 5834.

Interior of Fort Steadman in front of Petersburg, Virginia , View of the interior of Fort Stedman (i.e. Steadman). Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection), Exhibited: "From Territory to State : Historic Nevada Treasures from Our Nation's Capital" at the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV, August - November 2014. Forts & fortifications, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, Petersburg.

Battery insiders at Mohorini.

Union siege artillery "in park" at Yorktown. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1880 - 1891. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Panoramic View of the City: General View of the City &c. from the North. Sgt. James M. McDonald (English, 1822 - 1885)

Views on the battlefield of morning of May 12th, 1864. Scene of capture of Johnson's Division, C.S.A.. No. 5029, Title from item, Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Battlefield of the "Wilderness", Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia.

Navy Yard, Charlestown , Naval yards & naval stations, Charlestown Navy Yard Mass.

War album 95, picture 28130.

Fort Pulaski, Georgia. View of guns: JEFFERSON DAVIS, BEAUREGARD and STEPHENS. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Panorama of Fajti Hrib Kote 464 southeast of Görz, 11.6.1916. .

Accommodation Austrian - Hungarian troops on Podgorahöhe, infantry platolition 1/69, 11.9.1915. .

Panorama, a view of Austrian - Hungarian attack field of Nova Brshesnitza against the south to Kol Gorki. .

War album 106, picture 32642.

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Federal Battery No. 1 two miles below Yorktown. Parrott guns in peach orchard. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fortifications. (shown is Barnard's wagon and portable darkroom). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Camp Roorkee. Unknown

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