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[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its ...

Addressed to Mrs. Sarah Ann Prall, Christianna, Lancaster County, Pa.; hand-canceled; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation: Post master, please forward soon. 1[?]th Penna. Regt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

Co. F, 6th Vermont Infantry - Camp Griffin, Virginia

No. 4122. 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

Headquarters of General Thomas - A black and white photo of an old hou...

No. B832. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Views on Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. gunboat Lafayette - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

No. 3143. Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Group of soldiers, some in uniform and some with crutches, pose in fr...

No. 4411. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half stereograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Six bust sketches: Benjamin Butler and others]

Title devised. See also Waud, no. 863a. Formerly Waud no. B-100a. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.864) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

On deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.

No. 4954. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Monitor "Lehigh" in Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia, just below C...

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

[U.S.S. Casco, light draft monitor, in the James River]

Title devised by library staff. See also: LOT 4182, no. 76. Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941.

Camp of 18th Ohio Infantry - An old photo of a group of people standin...

No. 4516. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. 18th Ohio Infantry. 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Photograph is half stereograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

33d New York Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. 1042. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia

No. B889. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Unidentified general, bust portrait, facing left]

Title devised by library staff. Handwritten below image: Harrison? Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Hotel at Spottsylvania [i.e. Spotsylvania] Court House

Photograph shows people arriving at Sanford's Hotel opposite the court house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. No. 5042. No. "113" etched in the negative. Mounted with one other photograph. Photograph is half ... More

Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla., American Civil War Glass Negative.

Print shows Fort ZacharyTaylor on the coast of Key West, Florida. No. 5817. Mounted with one print and two other photographs. Print is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Richmond, Virginia. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Gift; George Holmes; July 26, 1941. 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 sal... More

[A group of soldiers stand on gabions used as fortifications near Pete...

Public domain photograph of construction site, excavation works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chs [i.e., Charles] Zagonyi, Major Comm. body guard / E. & H.T. Anthon...

Officer Charles Zagonyi, full-length portrait, in full military dress with sword, standing, facing front. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. Printed on verso: from photographic negative from Brady's Nationa... More

Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia

No. 254. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921-... More

[Thomas Ewing, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia

No. B596. 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

Bivouac of Confederate Troops on the Las Moras, Texas [March1861]

Wood engraving after pencil sketch by Carl G. von Iwonski. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 5, (1861 June 14), p. 375. File print in LOT 4420-P. Negative of original pencil and brown wash drawing: LC-USZ62-1062. ... More

Jeff Davis on the right platform, or the last "act of secession"

A caricature of Jefferson Davis, probably issued not long after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, but certainly postdating his February 1861 election as president of the Confederacy. Davis is shown standing on a ... More

Bomb proof quarters at Ft. Burnham. The sides and top are 7 feet thick...

Stereograph showing three Union soldiers in front of bombproof quarters at Fort Burnham, near James River, Virginia.

Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton on deck of U.S. frigate Hartford

No. 3168. 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

The Battle of New Orleans / designed by W. Momberger ; engraved by H.B...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson, American soldiers, African Americans, and irregulars firing on the advancing British forces from behind bales of cotton at the Battle of New Orleans.

2d Rhode Island Infantry - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Officers of 164th and 170th New York Infantry

No. B280. 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

[Jean Allard Jeancon, Union officer, half-length portrait, seated, fac...

Photo shows Jean (sometimes called John) Allard Jeancon, a surgeon for the 32nd Indiana Volunteers. (Source: Descendant, 2012) In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 57. Three cent stamp on verso. Color ... More

[Unidentified soldier from Kentucky in Confederate uniform with two re...

Case: Berg, no. 3-118. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library o... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket]

Case: Berg, no. 1-38. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Paul Reeder, Germantown, Tenn., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union sack coat and forage cap with musket an...

Case: Leather scroll motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union officers's uniform and Connecticut stat...

Case: Berg, no. 3-167. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Nick Harris, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part... More

[Colonel Joseph Walker of Co. K, 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment,...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 2-64. Identification based on information from Shannon W. Pritchard, Old South Military Antiques, who was verbally told the soldier's name. Gift; Tom Liljen... More

Unidentified Confederate soldier in uniform with Kentucky state seal b...

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Thanatos Archive, Duvall, Washington, October 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). F... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with three Remington revolvers,...

Case: Berg, no. 1-192. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union assistant surgeon uniform with Ames med...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Leather; floral design. Identification of soldier from match with photograph in Digital Maine Repository (https://digitalmaine.com/arc_civilwarportraits/1137/) made b... More

[General William Tecumseh Sherman]. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Frame: Thermoplastic. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Regimental Headquarters, Falmouth, Va., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and Louisiana state seal ...

Case: Rinhart, no. 141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

[Unidentified soldier in uniform smoking a cigar]

Soldier is possibly a Confederate. Case: Berg, no. 3-99. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: JG Autographs, Inc., Peabody, Massachusetts, July 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Famil... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified youn...

Case: Berg, no. 3-141. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Published in: Military images. Henryville, Pa., March-April 1999 (XX, 5), p. 11. pp/liljwoch pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket]

Case: Leather scroll. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform]

Case: Leather; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: Canberg & Son, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Fo... More

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with Model 1809 Prussian ...

Case: Leather; ornate oval design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and derby hat with sword]

Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Purchased from: The Virginia Confederate, Waldorf, Maryland, 2013. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate 1st Lieutenant uniform]

Case: Leather flower and vase design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: The Picket Post, Fredericksberg, Virginia, 2010. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

[Unidentified soldier from North Carolina with Model 1855 Colt revolvi...

Case: Leather; geometric design. Soldier's home state information from seller. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:14 Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Con... More

[Unidentified soldier in uniform with Company H hat holding bayoneted ...

Case: Berg, no. 1-55. Uncertain if Union or Confederate. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with holstered r...

Case: Leather geometric with scroll embellishments. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified sergeant and corporal in Union uniforms in front of pain...

Case: Berg, no. 2-56. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph fi... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Colt revolver and Sheffiel...

Case: Berg, no. 1-162. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Matthew Fleming, Milan, Ohio, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Cong... More

[Unidentified girl and boy, probably siblings, in ring]

Ring made of bone or bone-like material. Inscribed on ring: ELFER [?]. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and U.S. belt buckle with pisto...

Case: Leather, floral 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 cavalry uniform and kepi with ostrich fe...

Case: Tortoise shell with mother of pearl and silver wire inlay, leaves and flowers design. Seller indicates that soldier has sergeant's stripes on his uniform that are covered by the mat. Deposit; Tom Liljenqu... More

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

Photograph case has coin visible through cracked section. Case cracked with gilded border. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[William W. Smith of Company G and Company K, 4th Massachusetts Infant...

Photograph shows identified soldier, William W. Smith, who enlisted in Company G, 4th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, as a private and enlisted in Company K as a sergeant. Case: Rinhart, no. 54. Gift; Tom Lil... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate officer's uniform with sword and ...

Photo shows officer with photograph of man with top hat possibly from Quinby's Charleston studio. Frame: Berg, no. 7-43. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Colle... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union cavalry uniform with Colt Dragoon revol...

Case: Berg, no. 1-188; vintage mat provided by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). NewsetLilj01 p... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Company F hat and upside d...

Case: Leather; geometric design; vintage case, brass mat, and preserver supplied by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More

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

Case: Berg, no. 1-127. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (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 musket and saber bayonet

Case: Leather; floral design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Paul Reeder, Germantown, Tennessee, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

[Unidentified soldier in Western Confederate battleshirt]

Case: Berg, no. 1-148R; manufactured by Littlefield, Parsons & Co. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Fo... More

[Unidentified soldiers in Union officers' uniforms and hats with engin...

Case: Leather; Geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Purchased from: Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform in front of posing stand and le...

Case: Leather, geometric design with circle motif. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Lee's Headquarters Civil War Memorabilia, Fredericksburg, Va., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquis... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket in front ...

Case: Berg, no. 3-164. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., Overland Park, Kan., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

[Unidentified sailor in Union uniform with pistol]

Case: Berg, no. 3-162. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Ryan M. Cooper Nautical Antiques, Yarmouth Port, Maine, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Ph... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with pipe]

Case: Rinhart, no. 184 (variant). Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Heller's Civil War Antique Shop, Newport, Pa., 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

Great siege train at Yorktown, Virginia

Rows of mortars and field guns in foreground. Stereo half by Brady, #2358. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Civil War, 1861-1865.

New map of Virginia : compiled from the latest maps

Accompanied by cover: New map of Virginia. Richmond, Va. : J.W. Randolph ; 14 x 9 cm. Insets: Harpers Ferry -- Norfolk Harbor and vicinity. Relief shown by hachures. Shows principal cities, towns and railroads,... More

President Lincoln & cabinet / lith. of J.H. Bufford.

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, bust portrait, facing right, at center, surrounded by bust portraits of members of his cabinet, clockwise from top, "Simon Cameron, Secy. of War", "Salmon P. Chase, Secy. of the Tre... More

Confederate ram Atlanta (after capture), Trent's Reach, James River, V...

No. 5129. 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 eagle with American flag attacking 7-star ...

Addressed to Thomas Wood, Penningtonville, Chester Co., Pa.; postmarked by hand; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on front: Prairie Pond, Ill., Jan. 13th, 1864; ans. Feb. 12th 64; broken leg [?] 12; 1-2 mo. in [?... More

Flag of Battery D, 2d U.S. Artillery

No. 4510. Mounted with 4 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Lord Howe evacuating Boston March 1776

Engraving by J. Godfrey after M.A. Wageman. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: US History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns & battles; Massachusetts; Shelf.

Sheridan, General Phil & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Portrait shows from left: Wesley Merritt, David McMurtrie Gregg, General Sheridan, Henry Eugene Davies, James Harrison Wilson, Alfred Torbert. Part of Brady-Handy Collection.

Sleeping bunks of the First Rhode Island Regiment, at the Patent Offic...

Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, 1861. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: DC, Washington Buildings, Government; Civil War Troops RI; CW Barracks; Shelf.

James H. Carlten, Brig. General, Colonel, 1st Colonel Infantry.

James H. Carlten, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 6559.

John Echols. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Head and shoulders, facing slightly right. Civil War Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[The Clinch Rifles (Co. A, 5th Georgia Infantry) in ranks outside the ...

Halftone repr. of photo from Miller, Photo...History...1911, vol. 9, p. 244. Reference copy may be available in LOT 4421-D. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ci... More

Maj. General Thomas / A.S. Morse, photographer, Dep't. of the Cumberla...

Photograph shows portrait of Major General George Henry Thomas, known as the "Rock of Chickamauga." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

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

A black and white photo of an old town, 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. a... More

[Rear view of a cannon with a soldier sitting adjacent to it facing fo...

Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support wi... More

Barracks at Fort Carroll - A black and white photo of a large building

Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Colonel Géza Milahótzy, Union officer in the 24th Illinois Infantry R...

In: Adolph Metzner photograph album ..., no. 44. Color laser copy reference surrogate, showing front and back of photo, filed with finding aids for LOT 8751 in P&P Reading Room.

Alexandria, Virginia. The Marshall house, American Civil War Glass Neg...

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

Fort Putnam, previously Confederate Battery Gregg, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows mounted guns inside the fort. No. B42. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Practice Chapel Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia

Photograph shows five men seated on the lawn in front of the chapel. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady ... More

Colton's United States shewing the military stations, forts &c. Entere...

Scale ca. 1:7,900,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 7 "No 3" in upper left corner. Forts are marked by red flags. Indicates railroads, towns, names and boundaries of states and territories, rivers, and canals. ... More

Bull Run, Virginia. Robinson's house near center of battlefield

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

View on James River, below Aikens

No. B757. 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 Confederate uniform with revolver]

Possibly a Border Ruffian from Missouri or Kansas. Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Librar... More

[Mary Bannister, wife of Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13t...

Photo shows identified woman. Case: Berg, no. 3-19. Found in case with tintype of George Bannister, processed as AMB/TIN no. 2351. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Fa... More

[Private George H. Hall of Kane County Illinois Cavalry Company and Co...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Manuscript describes details of Hall's military service; recipe for chemical solution on verso. Case: Leather; geometric. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Fo... More

View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

Photograph showing two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. No. 229. Title from another ve... More

Camp of 10th Massachusetts. Infantry - A black and white photo of a gr...

No. 2421. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with Co. A kepi

Case: Leather; geometric design. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Richard Ferry, November 2014. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of C... More

Confederate fort G, first fort south of W. and A. R.R., looking south,...

No. B637. 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

[Ruins at Hampton, Virginia showing chimneys, and man standing]

Civil War Photograph Collection. Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Major Robert Anderson, U.S.A., in command of Fort Sumpter, Charleston ...

Title page illustration showing Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing front. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 11, no. 271 (1861 February 2), p. 161.

Army map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fo...

Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 448 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and reli... More

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