Railroad depot in Warrenton. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th centu...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D... More
Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate water battery with Dahlgren 11-inch sm...
Caption from negative sleeve: Confederate water battery, Yorktown, Va. Two plates form left (LC-B811-454B) and right (LC-B811-454A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-J. Credit lin... More
Warrenton, Virginia. General Ambrose E. Burnside and staff officers
Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Burnside and two staff officers. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2434A) and right (LC-B811-2434B) halves of a stereograph pair; with variant view (LC-B811-2434C). Corresponding ... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Headquarters of General Robert E. Lee on the ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More
Culpeper, Virginia. Generals, John H.H. Ward, Gershon Mott and Colonel...
Caption from negative sleeve: Genl's J.H.H. Ward, Gershom Mott at Cols. Wm. R. Brewster [72nd N.Y.], John S. Austin and John E. Farnum [70th N.Y.] Oct. 1863; 2nd Div. 3rd Corps. Two plates form left (LC-B811-28... More
Falmouth, Virginia Capt. George A. Custer and General Alfred Pleasonto...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Burnside and Hooker, November 1862-April 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Libra... More
Savannah, Georgia (vicinity). View of Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee ...
Caption from negative sleeve: View of Fort McAllister on the Great Ogeechee River. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3678A) and right (LC-B811-3678B) halves of a stereograph pair. Photo also attributed to George Ba... More
Fort Brady, Virginia Three officers of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artil...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Photograph of three officers, Company C, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compile... More
Norfolk, Virginia Ruined buildings at Navy Yard
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More
Massaponax Church, Virginia "Council of War": General Ulysses S. Grant...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Grant's Wilderness Campaign, May-June 1864. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library ... More
Chattanooga, Tenn., vicinity. Blockhouse on the Nashville & Chattanoog...
Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of the Battle of Chattanooga, September-November 1863. After Rosecrans' debacle at Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, Bragg's army occupied the mountain... More
Bethel Church, Virginia View of the church, temporary headquarters of ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Grant's Wilderness Campaign, May-June 1864. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library ... More
Jericho Mills, Virginia View of the Mills and the pontoon bridge from ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Grant's Wilderness Campaign, May-June 1864. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library ... More
North Anna River, Virginia. Cavalry crossing Chesterfield bridge
Caption from negative sleeve: Chesterfield Bridge on North Anna with cavalry crossing. Rifle pit in the foreground, enemies works in the distance. Date from Grant and Lee / William Frassanito. New York: Charles... More
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. General Butler's staff officers quarters
Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Butler's staff officers' quarters. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2444A) and right (LC-B811-2444B) halves of a stereograph pair. Caption from file print: General Terry's Head Q... More
Atlanta, Ga. City Hall; camp of 2d Massachusetts Infantry on the groun...
Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864. After three and a half months of incessant maneuvering and much hard fighting, Sherman forced Hood to ab... More
Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Michael O'Laughlin, a conspirator, manacled
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. This photograph has background of dark metal, and was presumably taken on the monitors, U.S.S. Montauk and Saugus, w... More
Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of tobacco warehouse
Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va., April 1865, ruins of tobacco warehouse. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3255A) and right (LC-B811-3255B) halves of a stereograph pair. File print in LOT 4162-D. Credit... More
Washington, D.C. Adjusting the ropes for hanging the conspirators
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. Photograph includes woman. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge,... More
Washington, D.C. Units of 20th Army Corps, Army of Georgia, passing on...
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the grand review of the Army, May, 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 19... More
Charleston, South Carolina. Exterior view of Fort Sumter
Stereo filed in LOT 4166C. Caption from negative sleeve: Fort Sumter. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3052B) and right (LC-B811-3052A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-C. Credit li... More
Richmond, Virginia Crippled locomotive, Richmond & Petersburg Railroad...
Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress,... More
Petersburg, Virginia. Dead Confederate soldier in trenches of Fort Mah...
Photographer name attribution from Johnson, W.S. Nineteenth-century photography, 1990. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3184A) and right (LC-B811-3184B) halves of a stereograph pair. Enlargement made from right ha... More
Petersburg, Virginia. General Edward Ferrero and staff
Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Edward Ferrero and staff, Petersburg, Va. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3333B) and right (LC-B811-3333A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4186-F and... More
Charleston Harbor, S.C. 24-pdr. howitzer on deck of U.S.S. Pawnee
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More
Broadway Landing, Virginia Pontoon bridge across the Appomattox
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Libra... More
Portrait of Secretary of the Navy Stephen R. Mallory, officer of the C...
Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 1021 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Credit line: Civil war photogr... More
Portrait of Colonel Henry J. Hunt, officer of the Federal Army (Maj. G...
Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0932 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Corresponding print is in LOT ... More
Hampton, Virginia Brick chimneys, etc., of burned houses
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Hampton, Va. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald ... More
Portrait of Lieut. General James Longstreet, officer of the Confederat...
Longstreet is not in uniform. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 1036 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. ... More
Portrait of Brig. General Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster-General, ...
Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0954 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Corresponding print is in LOT ... More
Capt. Schwartz, sharpshooter, 39th New York Regiment. (Garibaldi Guard...
Caption from negative sleeve: Capt. Schwartz (The Sharpshooter). 39th N.Y. Vol. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2423B) and right (LC-B811-2423A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4191. C... More
Alexandria, Virginia (vicinity). General Samuel P. Heintzelman's headq...
Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman's Hdqrs. Fort Lyon, Va., vicinity of Alexandria, Va. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2305A) and right (LC-B811-2305B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresp... More
City Point, Virginia. Transports on James River
Caption from negative sleeve: James River, City Point, Va. Crossed out: Bermuda Hundred Landing. See: A History of the Civil War, by B. J. Lossing, Page 114. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2451A) and right (LC-B... More
Cumberland Landing, Virginia Secret Service men at Foller's House
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of... More
Washington, District of Columbia. Wiard gun at U.S. Arsenal. (L to R: ...
Caption from negative sleeve: US Arsenal, Washington. Gen. Daniel Sickles & group. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2285B) and right (LC-B811-2285A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs... More
Hilton Head, S.C. Dock built by Federal troops
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Port Royal, S.C., 1861-1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More
Cedar Mountain, Virginia Union graves on the battlefield
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D... More
Centreville, Virginia (vicinity). Mrs. Spinner's house
Photographer name from negative sleeve: G.N. Barnard. Caption from negative sleeve: Mrs. Spinner's House, near Centreville, March 1862. Two plates form left (LC-B811-309B) and right (LC-B811-309A) halves of a s... More
District of Columbia. Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Li...
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Shows 27 African Americans in two lines with rifles resting on the ground. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhol... More
Fairfax Court House, Virginia The courthouse
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. The Gettysburg campaign began in Virginia. Lee's army was moving north. Hooker's Union army kept pace with Lee, maintaining a po... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Dead Confederate sharpshooter. American Civi...
Photographer name from negative sleeve: T.H. O'Sullivan. Caption from negative sleeve: Dead Confederate sharpshooter at the battle of Gettysburg. Two plates form left (LC-B811-263B) and right (LC-B811-263A) hal... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Unfit for service. Artillery caisson and dea...
Caption from negative sleeve: Broken Artillery caisson on Battlefield, Gettysburg. Three plates (LC-B811-226A, LC-B811-226B, and LC-B811-226C) are variant views of a stereograph. Corresponding print is in LOT 4... More
Culpeper, Virginia. Distant view of town and Federal camp
Photographer name from negative sleeve: T.H. O'Sullivan. Caption from negative sleeve: Culpeper, Va. Two plates form left (LC-B811-216A) and right (LC-B811-216C) halves of a stereograph pair. Two plates form le... More
Atlanta, Georgia. House. American Civil War glass negative.
Caption from negative sleeve: Atlanta, Ga. Annotation from negative, image side: 3584. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3584A) and right (LC-B811-3584B) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photogr... More
Dutch Gap, Virginia (vicinity). View on James River
Caption from negative sleeve: Dutch Gap Canal vicinity. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2554B) and right (LC-B811-2554A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-E. Credit line: Civil war ... More
Dutch Gap, Virginia (vicinity). Deserted farm house near Dutch Gap can...
Caption from negative sleeve: Deserted farm house near Dutch Gap Canal. Nov. 1864. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2556A) and right (LC-B811-2556B) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs... More
Johnsonville, Tennessee. Federal supply depot. American Civil War glas...
Two plates form left (LC-B811-2645A) and right (LC-B811-2645B) halves of a stereograph pair. Photographer attribution from B. Zeller's The blue and gray in black and white, 2005, p. 160. Credit line: Civil war ... More
Richmond, Virginia Henry Clay memorial on the Capitol grounds
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More
Washington, D.C. Patients in Ward K of Armory Square Hospital
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the hospitals. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0799 Title from Mi... More
District of Columbia. Officers of Companies A and B, 3d Massachusetts ...
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More
Charleston, South Carolina. View on Battery. Remains of Blakely gun de...
Stereo filed in LOT 4163. Caption from negative sleeve: Charleston, S.C., View in Battery, Remains of large Blakely Gun destroyed by Confederates before evacuation. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3080B) and righ... More
Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Interior view of Fort Moultrie....
Caption from negative sleeve: Interior view of Fort Moultrie, S.C. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3468A) and right (LC-B811-3468B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4166-A. Credit line:... More
Richmond, Virginia Grave of General J.E.B. Stuart in Hollywood Cemeter...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More
District of Columbia. Band before quarters at Camp Stoneman
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More
Richmond, Virginia Residence of General Robert E. Lee (707 East Frankl...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More
Charleston, South Carolina. Interior of Fort Moultrie; Looking through...
Stereo filed in LOT 4166A. Caption from negative sleeve: Charleston, S.C. vicinity, 1865. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3124B) and right (LC-B811-3124A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war phot... More
District of Columbia. Maj. H.W. Sawyer and staff at Camp Stoneman
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More
Washington, D.C. Brig. General Charles Thomas, Assistant Quartermaster...
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0737 Title fr... More
Richmond, Virginia. Castle Thunder (prison) on Cary street
Stereo filed in LOT 4162. File print in LOT 4162-C. Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va., Castle Thunder. Two plates form left (LC-B811-897A) and right (LC-B811-897B) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit... More
Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). South Side Railroad trestle (west of ...
Caption from negative sleeve: South Side R.R. Trestle across Indian Town Creek (West of Petersburg, Va.) 1865. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3296B) and right (LC-B811-3296A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corres... More
City Point, Virginia. General Marsena R. Patrick's headquarters and ma...
Caption from negative sleeve: General Patrick's Hdq. and mail wharf. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2578A) and right (LC-B811-2578B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4175. Credit line:... More
Richmond, Virginia. View of James River freshet
Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va. View of James River during freshet. Two plates form left (LC-B811-877A) and right (LC-B811-877B) halves of a stereograph pair. Photographer: Alexander Gardner. Corres... More
Richmond, Virginia Tomb of President James Monroe in Hollywood Cemeter...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More
Washington, District of Columbia. The Grand Review of the Army. Genera...
Caption from negative sleeve: Grand Review, Gen. Wright, staff and 6th corps, Pa. Ave., Wash. D.C., 1865. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3316A) and right (LC-B811-3316B) halves of a stereograph pair. Correspondi... More
Yorktown, Virginia, vicinity. Duc de Chartres, Comte de Paris, Prince ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of... More
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The Bryan house on 2d Corps line, near scene ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More
Fort Brady, Virginia Three officers of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artil...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Photograph of three officers, Company C, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compile... More
Chattanooga, Tenn., vicinity. Federal camp by the Tennessee River
Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of the Battle of Chattanooga, September-November 1863. After Rosecrans' debacle at Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, Bragg's army occupied the mountain... More
Charleston, S.C. Interior of Fort Sumter with gabions; another view
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More
Aiken's House, James River, Virginia during American Civil War
No. B736. Date from Frassanito, William A., Grant and Lee: The Virginia Campaigns, 1864-1865, p. 307 - 311. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Canal and ruins of Richmond and Danville Railroad Depot, Richmond, Vir...
No. B237. 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
33d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B914. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Belle Plain Landing, Virginia Camp of 15th New York engineers
No. B523. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 52-53". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvMjJkLW5ldy15b3JrLXN0YXRlLW1pbGl0aWEtbmVhci1oYXJwZXJzLWZlcnJ5LXZhLTE4NjEtaWUxODYyLTk2ZTBkZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]")
22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...
Soldiers with cannons and caisson. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. B888, no. B775, no. B978, no. B1019, no. B1030, and no. B898. Individual photographs are catalogued separately. Dat... More
Removing wounded across Rappahannock River after battle of Chancellors...
No. 4949. Mounted with 4 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Confederate prisoners at Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, captured with ...
No. B402. 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
Head Quarters 3d Army Corps. March, 1864
No. 522. Hand written on mount: "Mr. Miller's house, Fleetwood Hill, Culpeper Co., Va.?" Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Fort Sumner on the Chickahominy, Virginia / Negative by Brady & Co., W...
Stereograph shows Union soldiers getting into position behind their weapons ready for an attack while infantry men line up in the distance by the Chickahominy River, near Fair Oaks, Virginia in June, 1862. Cor... More
Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia - A black and white photo of an old bu...
Photograph shows street view of buildings along 1300 block of Duke Street, including Price, Birch & Co., which were used to hold slaves awaiting auction. Slave pen address: 1315 Duke Street. No. 4191. Illus. i... More
Burying the dead at hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia
No. B473. Date from record for LC-USZC4-1820. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvdmlldy1mcm9tLXBhcmFwZXQtc2hvd2luZy1mZWRlcmFsLWlyb24tY2xhc3MtdGFrZW4tYnktYS1jb25mZWRlcmF0ZS1waG90b2dyYXBoZXItYTY4ZTI5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/41/webp "View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate photographer in 1864 [i.e. 1863]")
View from parapet, showing Federal Iron Class, taken by a Confederate ...
Photograph shows Federal Ironclads Weehawken, Montauk, and Passaic in combat, firing on Fort Sumter. No. 4383. This is the first known Civil War combat photo taken with the photographer actually under fire. (S... More
Charleston, South Carolina. Flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. Awai...
Stereograph showing a crowd gathered on the ground and along the parapet for General Anderson's raising of the American flag that four years earlier the Confederates had compelled him to take down. Part of seri... More
City Point, Virginia - A black and white photo of a boat dock
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 and salt, w... More
![[Fifteen officers on deck of a Union monitor warship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvZmlmdGVlbi1vZmZpY2Vycy1vbi1kZWNrLW9mLWEtdW5pb24tbW9uaXRvci13YXJzaGlwLWI1YzdmMi02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Fifteen officers on deck of a Union monitor warship]")
[Fifteen officers on deck of a Union monitor warship]
Title devised by library staff. Formerly identified as "the original Monitor" in Miller, Vol. 6, p. 165. Corrected information provided by researcher, 12/28/2009. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of U.S.S. Pawnee off Charleston, S.C. Guns
Starboard battery of Dahlgren 11-inch smooth-bore naval guns on left. No. 4291. Mounted with five other photographs. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 6, p. 93, bottom". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia, November, 1864
No. B84. 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 an... More
Dead Confederate soldier, Confederate States of America.
No. 725. 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, c... More
Major General Charles Griffin & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.
No. B63. 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 an... More
The "Keystone" Battery, of Pennsylvania during American Civil War
Men posed with horses, cannons, and caissons. No. B1142. Hand written on mount: "Miller, vol. 9, p. 61". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Major General E. O. C. Ord and staff
No. B206. 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
Camp at Stoneman (i.e. Stoneman's) Station, Acquia (i.e. Aquia) Creek ...
No. B453. 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
![[Petersburg, Virginia, Sept. 1864, 13-inch mortar DICTATOR]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvcGV0ZXJzYnVyZy12YS1zZXB0LTE4NjQtMTMtaW5jaC1tb3J0YXItZGljdGF0b3ItMzZiNDJhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/33/webp "[Petersburg, Virginia, Sept. 1864, 13-inch mortar DICTATOR]")
[Petersburg, Virginia, Sept. 1864, 13-inch mortar DICTATOR]
No. 820. Title 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, c2003. Mounted with two oth... More
Helena, Arkansas. April 26, 1865. Ill-fated Sultana
Photograph shows the overloaded steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River the day before her boilers exploded and she sank on April 27th. The passengers included ca. 1,880 Union soldiers heading home at the en... More
Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery - A black and white photo of a crowd of ...
No. 4207. Caption on verso from Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war: "Battery A, Fourth United States Artillery, Robertson's Brigade". Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of th... More
Distant view of Lacy House from Old Wilderness Tavern
No. 5005. Mounted with 1 other photograph with general caption: Battlefield of the "Wilderness". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida, Confederate States of America.
No. 5287. 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
Fort Rice - A black and white photo of a train yard
No. 706. Mounted with five other photographs under the general title: Views on the Petersburg Lines. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection).
![Camp of 55th New York Infantry, near Tenallytown [i.e. Tenleytown], D.C.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvY2FtcC1vZi01NXRoLW5ldy15b3JrLWluZmFudHJ5LW5lYXItdGVuYWxseXRvd24taWUtdGVubGV5dG93bi1kYy1lMDBkZWItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "Camp of 55th New York Infantry, near Tenallytown [i.e. Tenleytown], D.C.")
Camp of 55th New York Infantry, near Tenallytown [i.e. Tenleytown], D....
No. 4544. 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
17th New York Battery Artillery Depot, (Camp Barry) near Washington, D...
Soldiers with horses and cannons. No. 436. Date of 1863 based on similarity to LC-B817-7559. (Source: Tom Taber, 2008). Other photos taken of the 17th New York Battery in 1863 have been attributed to photogra... More