1861

Alexandria, Virginia. Christ Church - 19th century Virginia.

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two unidentified soldiers in 34th Ohio Infantry Regiment uniforms wit...

Case: Berg, no. 1-53. The 34th Ohio Infantry Regiment was also known as Piatt's Zouaves. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: James C. Frasca, Croton, Ohio, 2012. Forms part of: Lilj... More

Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, May 01, 1861 (Report on...

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Colt Army Model 1860 revol...

Case: Berg, no. 7-43. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Coin Corner & Hobbies, Oregon City, Oregon, 2004. Exhibited: "The Last Fu... More

Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a group of men, possibly including Governor Francis Pickens and state Senator Wade Hampton, inspecting a 10 inch Columbiad inside of Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford;... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with bayoneted m...

Case: Leather vase floral arrangement interior with geometric scroll exterior. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: Military images. H... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and unidentified young girl, pr...

Case: Berg, no. 5-27 (variant with lovers in a garden). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: Rick Brown, 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (L... More

Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washi...

A black and white photo of a farm, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and el... More

Abraham Lincoln to Isham G. Harris, May 11, 1861 (Seizure of C. E. Hi...

Washington, District of Columbia. Chain bridge

Public domain photograph of building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and infantry Hardee ha...

Case front: Berg, no. 1-55 Case back: Berg, no. 3-107 Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket]

Case: Rinhart, no. 85. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congre... More

Alexandria, Virginia. The Marshall house, King & Pitt Streets

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms and forage caps with sabe...

Case: Berg, no. 3-99. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congres... More

1861 Birneys Quartermaster - Public domain portrait drawing

Title inscribed below image. Pencil sketch of tents and soldiers on verso. Possibly refers to David Birney. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.252) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings fil... More

[Privates and twin brothers Bartlett and John Ellsworth with brother S...

Photograph shows identified soldiers in Union uniforms. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosEllsworth.html Case: Berg, no. 3-37. Additional information in collections file. Gift; T... More

William H. Seward to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, March 11, 1861 (Diploma...

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

Case: Berg, no. 3-559. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and Company F infantry forage c...

Case: Leather scroll motif. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

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

Case: Berg, no. 7-79. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with Bowie knife]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cumberland, Md., looking N.W., "the Narrows" in the distance

On front of mount: blind stamp with photographer's name; 520. Written on verso: Neg. Sep 14 1861; Print Nov 28 1861. Forms part of: Charles F. Himes collection of stereographs by amateur photographers in the M... More

[Freemasons membership certificate] - Print, Library of Congress colle...

75 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Menzel (G.A.) & Co.

The Lexington of 1861 - A painting of a man laying on the ground in fr...

Massachusetts Volunteers fighting in streets of Baltimore on march to defense of the U.S. Capitol. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3754

[Samuel W. Doble of Company D, 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, with drum...

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Frame: Berg, no. 7-55. Additional information in collections file. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

Presidents of the United States / A. Feusier, del. & lith.

A large, patriotic print probably issued around the time of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration. Columbia stands before the U.S. Capitol, holding a shield and a staff with a liberty cap. On her brow she wears a laur... More

Presidents of the United States / A. Feusier, del. & lith.

A large, patriotic print probably issued around the time of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration. Columbia stands before the U.S. Capitol, holding a shield and a staff with a liberty cap. On her brow she wears a laur... More

[Pvt. Edward H. Clark of Company G, 12th New Hampshire Volunteers]

Photo shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Case: Leather quatrefoil scroll. Additional information on card in case behind ambrotype. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquis... More

Jones' Landing, Virginia (vicinity). Pontoon bridge (open for steamers...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Private Charles F. Sherman of 2nd Massachusetts Light Artillery Batte...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosSherman.html

[Letter from Cyrus W. Field, to Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, commander-in-c...

Page Order: Reverse Folder Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 204, Folder 23.

[Unidentified soldier of the 12th Illinois Volunteers, "The First Scot...

Case: leather geometric scroll border with cross-like oval interior. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil ... More

Winfield Scott - Print, Library of Congress collection

16 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bufford.

[Unidentified young soldier in Confederate kepi and vest with small bo...

Photograph shows book, probably a bible, in vest pocket. Case: Leather ornate cross design. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: The ... More

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket, kn...

Case: Leather geometric with vase motif in center. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs fr... More

William B. Thomas to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, September 15, 1861 (Mil...

[Full-length portrait of a young African American man, standing next t...

Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.109) Gladstone's inventory code and notes: CDV85; Civilians II. Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress).

Hilton Head, South Carolina. Federal siege train

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with unidentified woman in dres...

Case: Rinhart, no. 195. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion

The "secession movement", Confederate States of America.

The movement of several Southern states toward secession in early 1861 is portrayed as a doomed enterprise. The artist shows Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, all represented by men riding donkeys, ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Company E, 12th Regiment N...

Case: Berg, no. 2-125. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Exhibited: "The Last Full Measure : Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Co... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform next to table and pedestal]

Photograph shows "Ohio" fashioned on kepi with makeshift combination of letter and number badges. Case: Leather geometric scroll motif. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Digital photo with mat ... More

View on the battlefields of Kenesaw (i.e. Kennesaw), Ga.

No. B567. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union second lieutenant uniform holding hat]

Case: Leather geometric with oval leaf motif in center. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "... More

Washington arsenal, Insane Asylum in the distance

View across the Potomac toward the arsenal, ships at anchor. Signed lower right: AR Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below title: the arsenal stands on a point running out into the river at the junc... More

23d New York infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B819. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform of the 56th New York Volunteers...

Photograph shows insignia on right breast pocket of a shield with an embedded "X" probably designating the 56th New York Volunteers, also known as the 10th Legion. Case: Rinhart, no. 54 Digital photo with mat ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket and slouch hat with ...

Case: Berg, no. 1-54. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congres... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket and slouch hat with ...

Case: Berg, no. 1-54. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congres... More

House, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cash Corner - Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsylvania] C.H. opposite hotel, [...

Photograph shows Spotsylvania Court House opposite Sanford's Hotel in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. No. 5043. State added by Library staff. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms]

Case: Berg, no. Berg 1-178. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

Yokohama ijin yashiki no zu - Public domain engraving

Japanese print shows a kitchen where food is being prepared and of adjoining rooms, in one room a man is getting a shave, in a foreign settlement house in Yokohama, Japan. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Engrav... More

View of Charleston, South Carolina during American Civil War

No. B1228. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More

[Private Horace H. Smith of Company G, 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regimen...

This tintype portrait of an identified Union soldier displays unusual clarity and fine detail. Its subject is well equipped with his bayonet, musket, cartridge box, and musket sling etched "H. H. Smith," a cruc... More

Colonel Butterfields headquarters, Camp Anderson D[C]

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed on verso: long table in middle covered with black cloth - flowers in tumblers papers books, E[t]c. wooden settees all round apartment Reg flags in middle bedroom on left offi... More

The Sally-port and draw-bridge - A black and white photo of a group of...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing on the drawbridge at the gate of Fort Slemmer in Washington, D.C. A mounted cannon is in the background. No. 2318. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographi... More

Lieut. Commander W. B. Cushing, who blew up the rebel ram "Albermarle"

Stereograph showing half-length portrait of Lieutenant Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy, facing slightly left. No. 1864. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History... More

[Nine unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms and forage caps, eight w...

Case: Berg, no. 7-10 Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Gunsight Antiques, Standish, Maine, 2006] Forms part of: Liljenquist Famil... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate artillery jacket with secession b...

Case: Berg, no. 1-150. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congre... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and slouch cap with infantry in...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Wild West, western, cowboys, no copyright restrictions image.

[Sergeant James Bishop White of Company B, 60th Tennessee Infantry Reg...

Case: Leather, plain brown with push button. Two associated rings, carved by Jasper White while at Lake Erie Prison, processed as LOT 14043-1. Additional information in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; ... More

[Isaac Yost of Company C, 118th Regiment Illinois Infantry, standing i...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform, who died of congestive fever at a hospital in Port Hudson, Louisiana, on January 27, 1864. Isaac Yost died of congestive fever at a hospital in Port Hudson,... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket, bayonet in scabbar...

Photograph case has a campaign button with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln dated 1860 attached to interior. Case: Berg, no. 3-156. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (... More

[Lieutenant Horatio J. David of Company B, 16th Georgia Infantry Regim...

Photo shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform. On August 16, 1864, Horatio J. David lost his sight in one eye after an injury at Deep Bottom, Virginia. Case: Berg, no. 3-176 Additional information in c... More

[Lieutenant Horatio J. David of Company B, 16th Georgia Infantry Regim...

Photo shows identified soldier in Confederate uniform. On August 16, 1864, Horatio J. David lost his sight in one eye after an injury at Deep Bottom, Virginia. Case: Berg, no. 3-176 Additional information in c... More

Star spangled banner - Public domain American sheet music

Pages 3 and 4 (the first two which contain music) are incomplete--only the bottom half remains.

Deck of one of Porter's mortar schooners

Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 197". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia during American Civil War

No. B203. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capt. W.H. May / Photographed by McPherson & Oliver, No. 132 Canal Str...

Photograph shows Captain William H. May of Co. I, 23rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment, after being released as a prisoner-of-war from Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas, with bedroll, haversack, canteen, and violin case, w... More

23d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B879. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia

No. B438. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with Rhode Island state seal, wit...

Addressed to C.F. Young, Esq., Honesdale, Wayne Co., Penn. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Drum corps from unidentified regiment]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More

Wilcox Landing, James River, Virginia during American Civil War

No. B177. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

U.S. gunboat Cairo - Mississippi River Fleet

No. 3135. Copy neg., LC-B8184-3135, not made from this print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Vicksburg, Mississippi - A black and white photo of an old town

Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with ... More

C.B. White, Bv't. Brig. General, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

C.B. White, half-length portrait, facing front. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 3227.

Fort Brady, James River, showing part of battery

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washi...

A group of people sitting on rocks near a river, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingto... More

Battlefield of Bull Run, Lewis' house

No. B220. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

House at foot of Marye's Heights where General Cobb, C.S.A. was killed...

Public domain scan of American Civil War photograph, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Officers on deck of monitor Mahopac, James River, Virginia

No. B403. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 145". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Arrival of the United States steam sloop Niagara at Jeddo, Japan, with...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and infantry forage cap]

Case: Berg, no. 3-509. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union sack coats in front of painted bac...

Case: Berg, no. 1-23. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union sergeant's uniform in front of painted ...

Case: Leather ornate scroll. Additional information in collections file. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: J & W Civil War Relics, Gallatin, Tenn., 2002. pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Case: Berg, no. 2-116. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). NewsetLilj01 pp/liljunion

[Lieutenant Hiram L. Hendley of Co. A, 9th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion...

Portrait photograph of identified soldier. Case: Rinhart, no. 141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Bill Adams, Roberta, Georgia, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collect... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with rifle musket, revolv...

Case: Berg, no. 1-153. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Michael Simens Historical Antiques, Willoughby, Ohio, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More

[Unidentified soldier in Co. I, 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (L...

Breastplate has initials LLI that are not reversed. Case: Papier mache with mother of pearl and hand painting; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: Army of Tennessee Ci... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union musician's uniform]

Case: Berg, no. 3-536. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Victor Romano, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms pa... More

[Unidentified cavalry soldier in Union uniform with sword]

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with revolver and cap box]

Case: Rinhart, no. 101 variant. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified sailor in Confederate naval officer's uniform]

Photograph shows unidentified soldier in uniform and hat with what appears to be the letter E within a wreath indicating that he is a Second or Third Assistant Engineer. (Source: Andy Hall. Dead Confederates, a... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Burnside carbine, revolver...

Case: Leather, oval and scroll design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj02 pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with bayoneted m...

Case: Berg, no. 3-471. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union officer's uniform and young African Ame...

Case: Berg, no. 3-57. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj02 pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery uniform with sword]

Photograph shows red hand-colored piping on the uniform. Case: Leather scroll with simple bands. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More