1865, american civil war

[Washington], [District of Columbia]. Colonel George Hogg and staff 2d...

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Banks, Honorable Nathaniel Prentice of Massachusetts. General in Union...

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The ruins of the 600 lb. Blakely Gun, Frazier's Wharf, Charleston, S.C...

Stereograph showing wrecked carriage of Blakely gun on the Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. No. 3088. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in ... More

East Battery, Charleston, S.C. looking north, showing ruins of the 600...

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Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Gun with muzzle shot away

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Washington, District of Columbia. Government blacksmith shop

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Richmond, Virginia. Richmond City Hospital - 19th century Virginia.

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Headquarters U.S. Christian Commission, Richmond, Virginia, April, 186...

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Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Fort Darling. Confederate

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Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army

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Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. David E. Herold, a conspir...

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Scales, Honorable Alfred Moore, Rep of N.C. Presidential elector on De...

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Exterior view, April, 1865, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a man seated on rocks amidst the debris of outer wall of Fort Sumter, a result of bombardment from August 17 to September 23, 1863. Also showing chevaux-de-frise for protection against assault.

Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar Iron Works - 19th century Virginia.

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Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army

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Singleton, Honorable O.R. of Miss. Representative from Miss. In Confed...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Sergeants of 3d Regiment Massachuset...

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Chevaux-de-Frise in front of the Rebel Works at Petersburgh (i.e. Pete...

Stereograph showing a soldier standing next to the defensive fortification composed of wooden spikes attached to a frame in front of a Confederate fort. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic Histo... More

MacDougall, Honorable Clinton Dugald, Rep of N.Y. Capt in 75th N.Y. Vo...

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Vendue Range, Charleston, S.C., looking east, from near the corner of ...

Stereograph showing damaged buildings along a street. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (... More

Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). Major George W. Ford 50th New York En...

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Interior view of Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. City in the ...

Stereograph showing a mounted cannon and ammunition inside the fort. No. 3121. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War Ph... More

Ruins of Catholic Cathedral, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows side view of the ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar. No. 3075. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)

Interior view of Castle Pickney, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Showing the s...

Stereograph showing stacks of ammunition near the stairs and the blocked off entrance to the fort. No. 3134. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & C... More

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Soldier's cemetery. Grave of Sgt. Frank L. S...

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Maxey, Honorable Samuel Bell of Texas Colonel of 9th Texas Infantry., ...

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Richmond, Virginia. Canal basin. (Burnt district and Capitol building ...

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View from the parapet of the rebel works in front of Petersburgh (i.e....

Stereograph showing various fortifications inside the Confederate fort near Elliott's salient and Petersburg, Va. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthon... More

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Adj. Quarters, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery at ...

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Anderson, General T.E. of Fla, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

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[Captain William A. Hill of Company D, 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, ...

Photo shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; decorative diamond motif surrounded by scrolls design. Title on spine of book appears to be Literary history of the Bible. Written on object: Taken at Culpeper 18... More

Rea, hon. David, Rep of MO, Lt. Col in Federal Army

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Burrows, Honorable Julius Caesar of Mich. (Capt in 17th Mich Infantry....

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Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.

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Washington, District of Columbia. Company C, 10th U.S. Veteran Reserve...

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Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery

Group of soldiers with cannon and caisson. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 675. Original neg. number: LC-B817-7675.

Grant, President U.S., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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Castle Thunder Prison, Petersburg [i.e. Richmond], April, 1865 (Andrew...

Photograph shows a Union guard standing next to Castle Thunder, a Confederate military prison in Richmond, Virginia. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ;... More

The Capitol of the United States of America: taken from Adams & Co's O...

27524(?) U.S. Copyright Office. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which in... More

Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond, Virginia, ...

Photograph shows ruins of the railroad bridge across the James River. Plate no. 88. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], ... More

[Interior of Fort Wagner in April, 1865. Charleston Harbor, S.C. Low a...

Brady Collection. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. South Carolina. Civil War, 1861-1865.

The Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond Virginia

Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia. No. 862. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative available: LC-B815-862

The war in America: Rendevous of Mosby's men in the pass of the Blue R...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1865 Jan. 21, p. 56. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; Civil War Cavalry; Civil War Units Mosby's.

Ruins of Central and Secession Hall, and St. Philips church in the cen...

Stereograph showing ruins of Circular Church, left, St. Philip's Church, center, and Secession Hall, right, in Charleston, South Carolina.

No accommodations! wood engraving, Library of Congress

Southern congressman elect telling clerk of the House of Representatives that he would like to secure his old seat. The clerk replies that he is very sorry, but we can not accommodate you. Illus. in: Harper's w... More

[Washington, District of Columbia (vicinity)]. Officers of 3d U.S. Inf...

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[Abraham Lincoln, seated and holding a book, with his son Tad (Thomas)...

Photo by Alexander Gardner taken at Gardner's Gallery in Washington, DC, on Sunday, February 5, 1865. This last photo session from life was long thought to have happened on April 10, 1865, but more recent resea... More

Meeting St., Charleston, S.C., looking South, showing the ruins of Cir...

No. 3104. The same negative used for items 227 and 228. A copy negative is available for item 228, which shows the full image without the caption. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. C... More

Death and burial of Abraham Lincoln [Cut of Abraham Lincoln A nation m...

Poem of four stanzas.; 2582 E 8 12 Jy 46.; Rec. 7-18-46.; $6.00.; 5-31-46 pv; Goodspeed; 398 217; DCM 10 5-13-46 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images a... More

The assassination of Pres Lincoln 1865

Sketch of bookstore with bunting. Title inscribed upper right. Inscribed right of image: Treason has done his worst / Ey [sic] high. Inscribed left of image: 332. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.152) ... More

Sherman, General Wm T. U.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

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Belle Isle, James River, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

Photograph shows a view of Belle Isle from Richmond side of James River with some homes in the distance. No. 4549. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Washington, District of Columbia. Officers of companies, F and K, 3d R...

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Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.

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Washington, District of Columbia. Grand review of the army

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Washington, District of Columbia. Company H, 10th U.S. Veteran Reserve...

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Colfax, Honorable Schuyler of IND. (Speaker of H of R. 38, 39 & 40th C...

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[Abraham Lincoln mourning badge, with photo taken Feb. 9 1864]

Political campaign button for 1864 presidential election showing bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln, facing right (Anthony Berger photo Feb. 9, 1864). Brass mat with oval window and photo attached to a blue velve... More

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter). Interior, showing sallyport (entra...

Stereograph showing gabions and ruins inside Fort Sumter facing the entrance. Soldier being photographed on the parapet by Sam Cooley. No. 3062. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Cop... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Gun with crew on Morris Island

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Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia April 1865 during American Civil War

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[Looking down James River from Dutch Gap, February 1865]

No. B594. Title devised by library staff. Title based on similar image: LOT 11486-F, no. 10. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Petersburg, Virginia. Surgeons of 10th Army Corps

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[Covered wagon with side curtains rolled up at a military facility]

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Farmville, Virginia (vicinity). High Bridge over the Appomattox River....

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Quartermaster's office, Fort Fisher, N.C., American Civil War Glass Ne...

No. 7209. 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, ... More

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Camp of Captain John J. Hoff. Commissory of ...

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Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia. Confederate battery on James R...

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Nashville, Tenn. 1865(?). Sanitary commission, Planters hotel, Sumner ...

US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-929. No. QM-929. Caption continues: "FSA copy negative no. 40486-ZA, after a photographer working under the direction of Matthew (i.e. Mathew) B.... More

Robert Brank Vance of N.C. Colonel of 29th N.C. Infantry. C.S.A. Gener...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Officers of 3d Regiment Massachusett...

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The Union line before Petersburg - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a view of the defensive fortifications near Fort Morton including sharpened wooden spikes in front of a line of breastworks, and the soldiers' huts behind the breastworks. No. 1062. Part of ... More

Outside view of Fort Sumter, March, 1865. Foot of slope on southwester...

Photograph shows two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of exterior of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a cannon. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3049. Variant view in LOT 4166-C. Forms part of: Visual m... More

One reason why we did not go to Richmond

Stereograph showing Columbiad gun in Confederate Fort Darling on the James River at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.

[Three wagons, probably used for army supplies in Civil War]

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Capture of a rebel brigade, July 1st 1863 Memorabilia, 14th Regt. N.Y....

Print shows scenes and vignettes pertaining to the 14th Regment's Civil War engagements, including, at bottom center, the "Capture of a rebel brigade, July 1st 1863" at Gettysburg, at top left, "Departure from ... More

[James River, Virginia Another view of the Dutch Gap canal]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

Petersburg, Virginia. Buildings - 19th century Virginia.

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A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier crumpled sideways at the bottom of a trench in Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: ... More

Charleston, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter showing resul...

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Richmond, Virginia. Castle Thunder. (Converted tobacco warehouse for p...

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Ruins on Carey Street, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

No. 4437. 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

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, April, 1865

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Interior of Fort Sumpter [i.e. Sumter], Charleston Harbor, S.C. April ...

Stereograph shows flag-festooned stage and benches within Fort Sumter with crowd waiting for ceremony to raise the American flag in triumph. Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-3139A, left, and LC-B811-3139... More

Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). The freshet (Appomattox River) which ...

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Interior of Fort Sedgwick - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing a view of the above ground portion of bomb-proof living quarters in Fort Sedgwick, outside Petersburg, Va. A soldier carries water past a primitively constructed chimney.

Libby again. Rebel soldiers waiting for accommodations in that Hotel

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed left margin: Lower half whitewashed. Inscribed above image; Dimensions 150 by 190. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.502) Reference ... More

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Johnson. ...

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Charleston, South Carolina. Rifled cannon in the Arsenal yard

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Lincoln's funeral - Public domain scan / drawing

Four separate rough sketches. Drawing shows the public receiving vault at Springfield Oak Ridge Cemetry, Illinois, for the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln, May 4, 1865. (Source: Mark Johnson, Illinois Hist... More

[City Point], Virginia. General Rufus Ingalls, U.S.A.

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Charleston, South Carolina. Meeting Street, looking south, showing St....

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Richmond, Virginia. View - 19th century Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district

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[Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvan...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865.

Charleston, South Carolina. General John P. Hatch and staff at headqua...

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[James River, Virginia Another Confederate gun emplacement at Howlett ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

Abraham Lincoln, Pres't U.S. / Alex. Gardner, photographer to the Army...

Photograph from the last formal portrait sitting, Feb. 5, 1865, in Washington, D.C. "One of five poses taken by Gardner ten weeks before the President was assassinated." (Source: Ostendorf, p. 219) On mount: En... More

Charles Mantey to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 09, 1865 (Seeks offi...

[Richmond, Virginia Wagon train of Military Telegraph Corps]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.