[Views of ships and a mill] - Public domain architectural plan drawing
Broadside views of five ships. Titled devised. Inscribed below images: Minnesota Mill in Newport News Va. Hunter Woodis. Flagship of Butler. Inscribed vertically in right margin: Flagship of Buttler [sic] Gift,... More
Major General Benj. F. Butler - An old photo of a man sitting in a cha...
No. B28. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 10, page 175". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
A new bull in the ring / F. Graetz.
Print shows Chester A. Arthur riding the Republican elephant tossed high in the air in a "Political Arena", the elephant is patched with scandals labeled "Credit Mobilier, Collusion with Monopolies, Back Pay Gr... More
Overtraining young horses / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows a horse labeled "Butlers Policy" ridden by Benjamin F. Butler is kicking up its rear legs startling a horse labeled "Clevelands Policy" ridden by Grover Cleveland at the "Presidential Race-Co... More
The magnetic bunco-steerer and his confederate / Gillam.
Illustration shows, at left, on the sidewalk outside a gambling room labeled "Monopoly Club Shades", James G. Blaine and Benjamin F. Butler cornering a "Workingman" and trying to steer him into the gaming room;... More
Thanksgiving day, 1884 - "let us be thankful!" / Gillam.
Illustration shows a glum Thanksgiving Day feast with the downtrodden Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine and his supporters "W.W. Phelps, [Roscoe Conkling at an open door], William Mahone, Cabot ... More
"The sleeping party" / Gillam. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Illustration shows a woman labeled "Republican Party" asleep in the background, with members of her court, some dressed as women, also asleep, in the foreground; depicted are Whitlaw Reid, Murat Halstead, Russe... More
Loyal Americans, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval, surrounded by bust portraits of members of his cabinet, as well as four military officers. Clockwise, from top: "Gen. Scott, H. H... More
Convention 1861 - Public domain portrait drawing
One bust portrait of Benjamin Butler and four full-length sketches of figures bowing. Title inscribed below image. Five full-length studies of figures gesturing. See also Waud, no. 864. Formerly Waud no. B-100.... More
The great national game - last match of the season to be decided Nov. ...
Print shows a sandlot baseball game of presidential hopefuls with James G. Blaine pitching to Chester A. Arthur, with Samuel J. Tilden behind the plate and Roscoe Conkling as umpire, at first base is Benjamin F... More
View of the bend in the James river round Farrars Island above Dutch G...
Birdseye view of an ironclad and steamships on the James River. Signed lower right:[?] Title devised from inscription above image. Inscribed above image: This bend is commanded by the Howlett House (Rebel) Batt... More
Gen Butlers Head Quarters--Army of the James
Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed within image: Gen Butlers Tent. Inscribed below title on verso: The Gen'ls Tent is the last one on the left, the House is used for the Adjutant Gen's Telegraph & other office... More
[Four naval scenes] - Public domain city architecture drawing
Title devised. Inscribed below ships as identifiers: Butlers Flag[ship]; Louisiana exploded off Ft. Fisher 1864 [December 23]. Inscribed below cityscape: Ripraps 1861. Partial sketch deck of ship on verso. Form... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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Scene on the dock at the Rip Raps. Testing the Sawyer gun and projecti...
Title on verso. Inscribed below title on verso: The man in the white coat is Gen. Wool. [The man in the white] hat is Gen. Butler. Published in: New York Illustrated News, September 9, 1861, p. 289. Gift, J.P. ... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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Ponton [sic] Bridge on the Appomattox below Petersburg--Point of Rocks...
Signed lower right: AR Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Published in: Harper's Weekly, July 23, 1864, p. 472 The drawing was erroneously credited to William Waud when it appeared in Harper's. Gift, J.P. Morgan... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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The self made party : the party that Butler belongs to and the party h...
Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 28:573 (Aug. 30, 1884).
N[ea]r Butlers right on James river
Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed within image: Be[]nch (?) Faint sketch of soldiers on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-13. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.940) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil ... More
The celeste-al cabinet - Political cartoon, public domain image
A mild satire on Jackson and his Cabinet, portraying in imaginative terms a White House reception of popular French dancer and actress Madame Celeste. Seated in chairs in a White House parlor are six cabinet me... More
[U.S. Army and Cavalry officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building]...
A group portrait of thirteen officers in front of capitol with unf inished dome.
The (Fort) Monroe Doctrine, Confederate States of America.
On May 27, 1861, Benjamin Butler, commander of the Union army in Virginia and North Carolina, decreed that slaves who fled to Union lines were legitimate "contraband of war," and were not subject to return to t... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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N[ea]r Butlers right on James river
Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed within image: Be[]nch (?) Faint sketch of soldiers on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-13. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.940) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil ... More
The "contraband" schottische - Lithograph, public domain, Library of C...
A sheet music cover with a comic scene of escaping slaves, produced around the time of Union general Benjamin F. Butler's declaration of such fugitives as contraband of war. (See "The (Fort) Monroe Doctrine," n... More
Blundering in a perilous position / Gillam.
Illustration shows a camel that has collasped under the weight of it's burden labeled "Amendments" and Samuel J. Randall who is riding on top; concerned travelers include John Kelly, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry Wat... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
The celeste-al cabinet - Political cartoon, public domain image
A mild satire on Jackson and his Cabinet, portraying in imaginative terms a White House reception of popular French dancer and actress Madame Celeste. Seated in chairs in a White House parlor are six cabinet me... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
Kautz's Cavalry coming back to camp in Gen Butlers lines after their r...
Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below title: more figures can be shewn[sic]. Inscribed lower left : Front P[age?]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, August 6, 1864, p. 508. Reference print available in the ... More
The old Union wagon - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
An ambivalent but essentially pro-Lincoln illustration appearing on a song by John Hogarth Lozier, dedicated to the composer's "Comrades the 37th Indiana Regiment and all who love Our Brave Soldier Boys." Linc... More
Puck's own Yorktown celebration / J. Keppler.
Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labeled "Third Term", Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, ... More
The political Sam'ls of Posen / Gillam.
Print shows a large group of political peddlers trying to sell their goods to Columbia as mistress of the house. Among those shown are Samuel J. Tilden selling "Tribulation Toys", Benjamin F. Butler with "Elast... More
The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows a beauty contest where "First Prize" is the "Presidency". The presidential candidates, all dressed as women, are sitting on raised platforms around which men have gathered to admire their bea... More
Puck's political hunting-ground -- how he has made game of the politic...
Illustration shows Puck holding a shotgun over one shoulder and a dead owl in his raised right hand, with him are two hunting dogs labeled "Wit" and "Satire"; he is surrounded by dead animals that have the face... More
Portrait of Maj. General Benjamin F. Butler, officer of the Federal Ar...
Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0891 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Corresponding print is in LOT ... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
Kautz's Cavalry coming back to camp in Gen Butlers lines after their r...
Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below title: more figures can be shewn[sic]. Inscribed lower left : Front P[age?]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, August 6, 1864, p. 508. Reference print available in the ... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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Headquarters 10th Army Corps, Hatchies Run, Va.
Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing near General Butler's tent. No. 2443. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Corrected title devised by library staff. Forms par... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
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[Portrait of Maj. General Benjamin F. Butler, officer of the Federal A...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
When it comes to the lion business between Ben -- Jim, it's nip and t...
Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 28:575 (Sept. 6, 1884). Exhibit loan 4207-L.
Battle of Darby Town Rd. Gen'l Butler & his staff
Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed above image: 1st Connecticut Battery Capt. Clinton. Our skirmish firing at the rebels in the woods. The Gerhadt House. Inscribed on verso: View of the action on Thursday 27th... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
The self made party : the party that Butler belongs to and the party h...
Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 28:573 (Aug. 30, 1884).
[Portrait of Maj. General Benjamin F. Butler, officer of the Federal A...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ponton [sic] Bridge on the Appomattox below Petersburg--Point of Rocks...
Signed lower right: AR Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Published in: Harper's Weekly, July 23, 1864, p. 472 The drawing was erroneously credited to William Waud when it appeared in Harper's. Gift, J.P. Morgan... More
View of the bend in the James river round Farrars Island above Dutch G...
Birdseye view of an ironclad and steamships on the James River. Signed lower right:[?] Title devised from inscription above image. Inscribed above image: This bend is commanded by the Howlett House (Rebel) Batt... More
General Butler's headquarters, Fraser's farm, north side of James Rive...
Row of log buildings. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2559.
Map of operations at Bermuda Hundred and Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 10t...
In this map Sneden attempts to show several engagements that took place between Butler's Army of the James and Beauregard's Confederates, May 6th through May 13th, 1864. He includes Port Walthall Junction, whe... More
The cradle of liberty in danger / Th. Nast.
Print shows General Benjamin Butler as a monstrous genie frightening an infant lableled "Boston, Mass." in a cradle labeled "Common Wealth of Mass." Captioned: "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum!" The Genie of Massachusetts smell... More
Bluebeard of New Orleans, Confederate States of America.
Carte-de-visite reproduction of a drawing shows a caricature of Gen. Benjamin Butler, military governor of New Orleans, May-Dec. 1862, as Bluebeard, for challenging the behavior of the city's Confederate women ... More
A presidential conjuror / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon
Print shows President Chester A. Arthur as a magician on a stage, pulling cards out of a hat and tossing them into the audience; the cards are labeled "Secretary of Navy, Foreign Minister, Interior, Consulate, ... More
Gen Butlers Head Quarters--Army of the James
Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed within image: Gen Butlers Tent. Inscribed below title on verso: The Gen'ls Tent is the last one on the left, the House is used for the Adjutant Gen's Telegraph & other office... More
Puck's coaching parade, 1883 / F. Opper.
Illustration shows eight stagecoaches in a procession, each jammed with passengers; riding in the first coach, labeled "Republican Harmony Coach", are Chester A. Arthur, Roscoe Conkling, James G. Blaine, John A... More
Now let the show go on! / F. Opper.
Illustration shows a woman labeled "Mrs. Lockwood", holding papers that state "Nomination for Pres. Womens' Rights Party", bursting through an opening in the floor of a stage to appear next to a clown labeled "... More
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of Gen. H. Gordon, delivered at Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 28, 18...
Also available in digital form.
When it comes to the lion business between Ben -- Jim, it's nip and t...
Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Harper's weekly, 28:575 (Sept. 6, 1884). Exhibit loan 4207-L.
Second days action at Hatteras inlet
Broadside views of ships bombarding Fort Hatteras. Signed lower right: Alf.R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed above image: No top gallant masts up; Susquehannah; Cumberland; [Adnatie]; Minnesota; Wa... More
Battle of Darby Town Rd. Gen'l Butler & his staff
Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed above image: 1st Connecticut Battery Capt. Clinton. Our skirmish firing at the rebels in the woods. The Gerhadt House. Inscribed on verso: View of the action on Thursday 27th... More