Union Army Portraits | Library Of Congress collections

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[Lieutenant Colonel Karl Friedrich Heinrich von Trebra, Union officer ...

Title devised by Library staff. Sitter identified by Michael Peake. Date based on Trebra's emigration from Germany in 1854 and death in 1863. Subject is wearing a German military uniform. In: Adolph Metzner pho... more

[General John Buford of General Staff U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regimen...

Title devised by Library staff. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: The Excelsior Brigade, Inc., April 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Lib... more

[Private Vernon Mosher of Co. F, 97th New York Infantry Regiment, in u...

Title devised by Library staff. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Rick Brown, May 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). ... more

Maj. Gen. G.A. Custer / From photographic negative in Brady's National...

Photograph shows portrait of George Armstrong Custer in uniform. Title from item. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Thomas Harris, New York, New York, May 2015. Forms part of: Lilje... more

Maj. Gen. Hunter / Brady's National Portrait Galleries, New York & Was...

Photograph shows Major General David Hunter of 3rd Regular Army Cavalry Regiment and 6th Regular Army Cavalry Regiment in uniform with sword. Title from item.

[Portrait of Pvt. Charles Mitchel, Company D, 107th New York Volunteer...

Stover, Hon. John Hubler of Missouri, 40th Congress. (Private in Union...

Father Boyle / Brady's National Photographic Galleries, No. 352 Pennsy...

Photograph shows Chaplain Francis E. Boyle of Hospital Chaplains U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regiment. Title from item.

Hannibal Ferrari, Co. D, 51st N.Y. Vol. / Bell & Brother, photographer...

Title from item.

[Soldier named Halsey in Union uniform with sword in front of painted ...

Title devised by Library staff.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform] / Hugo Bartels' Photograph Gal...

Title devised by Library staff.

[Unidentified soldier in Union private's uniform displaying his leg wo...

Title devised by Library staff. Photograph was probably part of the work of military surgeon Reed Brockway Bontecou, who directed photographers documenting the injuries of Civil War soldiers. (Source: M. Patric... more

Fitz John Porter / Brady, New York.

Photograph shows Gen. Fitz-John Porter of 15th Regular Army Infantry Regiment and General Staff U.S. Volunteers Infantry Regiment in uniform. Title devised by Library staff.

[Portrait of Pvt. Ira Fish, 150th New York Infantry, U.S.A.]

Wounded at Gettysburg.

[Captain Frederick Ludwig (Lodewig), Union officer in the 32nd Indiana...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 37. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Captain Emanuel Eller, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, he...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 25. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Union fife and drum musicians probably at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virg...

Photograph probably by G. H. Houghton, photographer of other photographs in this album and fellow resident of Mead's in Brattleboro, Vermont. Houghton worked as a photographer at Camp Griffin and in the Tidewat... more

[1st Lieutenant Charles Reifert (Reiffert), Union officer in the 32nd ...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 49. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[A. J. Blue, cavalry soldier in Union shell jacket and bummer cap with...

Photograph shows partially identified soldier. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-81. Additional information in collections file. Vintage albumen reproduction of tintype of A. J. Blue, Urbana, RF... more

[Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of Field and Staff, 11th New York Infantry Re...

Photograph shows portrait of Ellsworth in suit and cape with cane. Title from item. Notation on verso: Ellsworth, 1st man killed in Civil War.

L. R. Fenton, 2nd Michigan Cavalry / From Geer's Art Gallery, Jackson,...

Photograph shows portrait of Lieutenant Lewis R. Fenton of Co. E, 2nd Michigan Cavalry Regiment, in uniform.

[Lieutenant Robert A. Wolff, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regimen...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 38. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

7th New York Cavalry-- Gen. I. N. Palmer & staff in foreground-- camp ...

Photograph shows General Palmer and staff in the foreground, and military band, soldiers, and cavalry in the background.

W. V. B. Bias, 1 Lieut. Co. B, 7 W.Va. Cav., Boone Cty., West Va.

Photograph shows portrait of 1st Lieutenant William V. B. Bias of Company B, 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment, from Boone County, West Virginia. Title from item. Gift; William F. Wagner; 1959.

[Private William V. Haines of Company H, 49th Ohio Infantry Regiment, ...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Title devised by Library staff. Identification of soldier from Military images, July/August 2005 (XXVII, 1), p. 12. Case: Rinhart, no. 141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC... more

[Drummer Louis D. B. Somerby of Company A, 48th Massachusetts Infantry...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 2-76; case provided by donor. Original paper mat in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... more

[Captain Ferdinand F. Boltz of Co. S, 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment, ...

Photograph shows identified soldier.

[Peter Cappell, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-lengt...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 27. Misidentified as Capt. B. Rappel on verso. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with find... more

[Two unidentified young soldiers in Union shell jackets and forage cap...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-193. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: Li... more

[Unidentified soldier in New York state enlistedman's uniform with bay...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; octagon and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lil... more

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with canteens playing car...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-151. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: T... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with cartridg...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Rinhart, no. 122. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: ... more

[Two unidentified soldiers, possibly father and son, in Union uniforms...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part... more

[Albert J. Myer, U.S. Army Signal Corps officer, full-length portrait,...

Title devised by Library staff.

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with banjo, sword, and ...

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with revolver, staff officer's ...

[Unidentified soldier in Union major or lieutenant colonel's uniform]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 5-57Ga. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: ... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery uniform]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather gem scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms p... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and rifleman's belt rig with mu...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-161. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union private's uniform]

Title devised by Library staff. Oval gilded frame. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: Liljen... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union second lieutenant's uniform in front of...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather scroll motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased fr... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union shell jacket with 7th Corps Dept. of Ar...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather, scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased ... more

[Two unidentified soldiers with Spencer carbines, 1860 sabers, and Col...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Rinhart, no. 257. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: L... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with sword in front of painted ...

Title devised by Library staff. Photographer's name attribution based on article: Ertzgaard, John. "The elusive photographer of Benton Barracks." Military images, 10.6 (1989): pp. 24-25. Frame: Berg, no. 7-18. ... more

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms holding muskets]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: leather, flowers surrounded by scroll motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.p... more

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform and artillery Hardee hat]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with pipe]

Title devised by Library staff. Vintage case supplied by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchase... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Co. D hat]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-131. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: Lil... more

[Ten unidentified soldiers that form a Union regimental band with saxh...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather, floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased ... more

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union cavalry uniforms with sword share ...

Photo shows identified soldier. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; Eichmeyer style. Vintage case supplied by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collec... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and Ohio Volunteer Militia belt...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather, scalloped oval surrounded by scrolls design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket in front ...

Title devised by Library staff. Written behind case: Taken at Beaufort, South Carolina, April 2, 1862, W.C.A. Written in modern handwriting behind case: This could be Elmer A. C. Grandfather Elmer Canny when he... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and fez with Model 1855 rifle m...

[Unidentified officer in Union uniform and Western hat with sword]

[Five unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 2-2. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: Sou... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union great coat]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Thermoplastic; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Form... more

[Unidentified young soldier in Union and Balmoral hat]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-379 Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union Zouave uniform with cased photograph in...

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with Savage revolver an...

[Unidentified soldier of Co. H, 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment, in pr...

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with sword]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-94. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform, with smoking fez and U.S. buck...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather quatrefoil design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchas... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayonet and musket]

Title devised by Library staff. Frame: Berg, no. 7-94. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and havelock/hat combination...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Rinhart, no. 85. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: T... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union corporal's uniform]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-367. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: Li... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with cavalry saber and scabbard...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: leather, scroll design; vintage case provided by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.lo... more

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union cavalry uniforms with Sharps rifle...

Title devised by Library staff. Frame: Berg, no. 7-22. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: L... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with forage cap in front of Ame...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather urn interior with scroll exterior. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted rifle musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-479. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat, forage cap, shoulder scales...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather ornate floral motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms... more

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with American flag-draped...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-46. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: Jer... more

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union privates' uniforms in front of pai...

Photograph shows two soldiers, one with a lazy eye. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is ava... more

[Unidentified cavalry soldier in Union uniform and Co. C, 1st regiment...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-572. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: P... more

[Unidentified young Union soldier in infantry shell jacket with should...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather floral arrangement in basket interior with scroll exterior. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at h... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with artillery forage cap]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: (front) Berg, no. 1-131; (back) Berg, no. 3-320. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/l... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union shell jacket and forage cap with handgu...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Rinhart, no. 69. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Captain Philip H. Monninger, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regime...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 64. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

Officers of U.S. Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, Culpeper, Va. S...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 83.

[Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, full-length portrait, fac...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 73. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Colonel Francis (Frank) Erdelmeyer, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 45. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Brigadier General William G. Mank, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana ...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 21. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Roswell K. Bishop of Company I, 123rd New York Infantry Regiment in u...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-181. Additional information in collections file; killed at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 3, 1863. Albumen... more

[Sergeant Robert Black and Private Herman Beckman of Company F, 8th Ve...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Title devised by Library staff. Names written above each soldier. Additional information in collections file. Not in case. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... more

[Union saxhorn and drum musicians probably at Camp Griffin, Langley, V...

[Captain Charles Nagel, Union officer in the 32nd Indiana Regiment, fu...

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 31. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Richard W. Johnson, Union general, bust portrait, facing front]

Title devised by Library staff. In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 5. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

[Francis Edwin Brownell of Company A, 11th New York Infantry Regiment,...

Photo shows identified soldier. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 4-5 Additional information in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collec... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat with pin of a profile bust p...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Thermoplastic, central design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Pur... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union sack coat in front of American flag]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 2-18 Purchased from: Medhurst & Co. Autographs, Documents, Images, Overland Park, Kansas, 2010. Additional information in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist,... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and unidentified woman]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 3-209. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: Li... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform]

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; leaves in medallion design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.li... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's uniform with musket and swor...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-56. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: Ch... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and Massachusetts belt buckle w...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-54. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Purchased from: Ca... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform of the 119th Pennsylvania Volun...

Photo shows belt buckle with "RB" below state seal.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap]

Title devised by Library staff. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier, possibly Private Florentine Ariosto Jones of Co...

Possible identification based on research by Tom Liljenquist. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 1-54. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) More information about this collection is avail... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with Colt Dragoon revol...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Berg, no. 2-67. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part of: Lil... more

[Three unidentified soldiers in Union 1st Lieutenant, 1st Sergeant, an...

Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). More information about this collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj Forms part... more

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with teamster's bullwhip]

Photograph shows identified soldier. Title devised by Library staff. Case: Leather; geometric scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) More information about this collection is available at... more