LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[An officer directing his troops into battle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvYW4tb2ZmaWNlci1kaXJlY3RpbmctaGlzLXRyb29wcy1pbnRvLWJhdHRsZS0xNTU0MWQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/392/jpg "[An officer directing his troops into battle]")
![[The 1st Virginia Cavalry at a halt]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTAvdGhlLTFzdC12aXJnaW5pYS1jYXZhbHJ5LWF0LWEtaGFsdC00ZmM4YTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[The 1st Virginia Cavalry at a halt]")
![[Military officer leading his men in a charge]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbWlsaXRhcnktb2ZmaWNlci1sZWFkaW5nLWhpcy1tZW4taW4tYS1jaGFyZ2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Military officer leading his men in a charge]")
![[Civil War soldiers in action]. American Civil War 1861-1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjQvMDEvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLXNvbGRpZXJzLWluLWFjdGlvbi0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/64/webp "[Civil War soldiers in action]. American Civil War 1861-1865.")
![[The bugle soldiers of the Fire Brigade]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWJ1Z2xlLXNvbGRpZXJzLW9mLXRoZS1maXJlLWJyaWdhZGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[The bugle soldiers of the Fire Brigade]")
![[Three soldiers in action] - Public domain book scan / drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvdGhyZWUtc29sZGllcnMtaW4tYWN0aW9uLTc2ZmRkZS02NDAuanBn/40/47/webp "[Three soldiers in action] - Public domain book scan / drawing")
![[Crowd watching military parade]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvY3Jvd2Qtd2F0Y2hpbmctbWlsaXRhcnktcGFyYWRlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Crowd watching military parade]")
![[Civil War militia] - A black and white photo of a group of men on horses](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLW1pbGl0aWEtNzQ1Mjk2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Civil War militia] - A black and white photo of a group of men on horses")
