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Manassas Junction Virginia, after its evacuation by the Confederates, ...

No. B719. Mounted with 5 other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B1014. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Md, 116th Regt New York Vol: Colonel E.P. Chap...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of Camp Chapin, Baltimore, Maryland, with soldiers in formation for a review, with tents to the left among trees. 65 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on lower left: Lt. Col. Robt. C... More

The Battle of Antietam - burning of Mr. Mumma's house and barns

Wood engraving after sketch by A.R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 6, (1862 October 11), p. 648. Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

[The Waltham Bank five hundred dollar private bank note proof]

Print shows vignette of Civil War soldiers with cannon, American flag, and fort in the background. On verso: Deposited April 8, 1862. The Waltham bank, proprs. See vol. 37, p. 172.

Fort Pulaski, Georgia. The breach, American Civil War Glass Negative.

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Co. - , 139th Pennsylvania Infantry. American Civil War 1861-1865.

No. B1173. 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

Amerika - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Japanese print shows an American soldier on horseback. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Dog 10. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 86; 47623a. Earlier control number: 9942.25-7. Gift; Mrs. E... More

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Group at Camp Winfield Scott. T. Anders...

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Reception of the wounded soldiers by the national authorities at Fortr...

After a sketch by J.H. Schell. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Aug. 16, p. 332.

Plan of Rebel redoubt and barracks [at] "Camp Misery" : surveyed April...

Layout of "Camp Misery," a Confederate fort on the Virginia Peninsula located in a swampy area on the Ship Point road. The camp was evacuated on April 5th, 1862, as Union forces began their siege of Yorktown.

Officers and non-coms. of Co. (?), 119th Penn. Inf'y

No. B428. 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

R. W. Johnson, Brig. Genl. U.S.V.

Bust portrait of officer in uniform. Title inscribed below image. Johnson was appointed Brigadier General on 11 October 1861 and promoted to Major General after the Battle of Nashville. Purchase; Conner & Rosen... More

Antietam, Maryland. Sherrick's house, near Burnside bridge

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Lieut. General Winfield Scott. General in Chief of the U.S. Army

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Magee, J.

[Raft of blanket boats ferrying field artillery and soldiers across th...

No. 79 (handwritten) and 2580 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

Hampton, Virginia. Ruins of old church

Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Ruins of old church at Hampton, Virginia. Corresponding print is in LOT 4164-F. Cred... More

Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point o...

Scale ca. 1:250,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 633 Indicates location and dates of battles, "McClellan's present defensive line" at Harrison's Landing, principal roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. Descri... More

Uncle Sam, "Go ahead, boys, I'll take care of the wives and babies - G...

Cartoon shows Uncle Sam waving Union troops off to Virginia, telling them that he will take care of the women and children who are gathered around him, as well as two large bags labeled "gold." Illus. in: Harp... More

Yorktown, Virginia. General William F. Barry and friends

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Gen. Wm. F. Barry and friends, June 1862, Yorktown, Va. Caption from file print: Group of staff/officers and foreign officers at Gen. McClellan'... More

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B1019. Date based on 22nd NY history Mounted with five other photographs. See LC-USZC4-6315 for full card mount. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Ruins at Manassas Junction / negative by Barnard & Gibson ; positive b...

Illustration showing the remains of a turntable on the Orange and Alexandria railroad after the station was destroyed by retreating Confederates. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alex... More

Plan of the Battle of Savage's Station Virginia. Sunday, June 29th 186...

The Battle of Savage's Station was part of the Seven Days' Battles of the Peninsular Campaign. This map shows the area of Savage's Farm in Henrico County, Va., to the north and the Williamsburg Road to the sout... More

Group of officers at Acquia Creek, February, 1863

Ten Union officers posed in front of building. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 7355.

[Fairfax Court House, Virginia]. Capt. J.B. Howard, A.Q.M. and group a...

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On guard - Aug. 27, 1863 - Public domain document scan of drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.106) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Old bridge near Culpepper [sic] during American Civil War

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.163) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

One hundred and tenth Pennsylvania regiment at Falmouth, Virginia, Apr...

Photograph shows the members of the volunteer infantry standing in a line, most holding their weapons. No. 250.

[Morris Island, South Carolina. Naval Battery. Two 8-inch Parrot Rifle...

A group of men standing next to a pile of logs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

Rebel wounded coming in as prisoners on the field of battle

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 15 August 1863, p. 521, as part of : Reminiscences of the Maryland Campaign. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.363) Forms part of: Morgan coll... More

Gordon as he entered our lines. Gordon under medical inspection. Gordo...

Gordon, a runaway slave from Mississippi, in tattered clothes; bare back showing scars; and in Union Civil War uniform. From photographs by McPherson & Oliver. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 July 4, p. 429, bottom.

Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg. August, 1863 during American Civil W...

No. B1209. See also: HABS, PA, 1-GET, 7-. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Sentry walking his beat - Public domain drawing

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.115) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Fort Sumter. Vincents Creek. Battery Gregg]

A black and white photo of a view of the ocean. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Dedication ceremonies at the Soldiers' National Cemetery, Gettysburg,...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863.

Culpeper, Virginia. Officers of U.S. Horse Artillery, Army of the Poto...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Home of Sanitary Commission

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Army beef swimming the Occoquan River, Virginia / sketched by Mr. A.R....

Two illustrations: top, cattle crossing the Occoquan River, and bottom, hand-to-hand combat during the battle at Milliken's Bend. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 340 (1863 July 4), p. 428.

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Print shows Union forces encamped near Chattanooga, with earthworks, artillery bunkers, tents, and soldiers. Includes numbered key with alphabetic subdivisions indicating the positions of the various Divisions.... More

John L. Burns - Public domain portrait print

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by Tyson Brothers, Gettysburg, Pa., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On verso: clipping that describ... More

Morris Island, South Carolina. July or August 1863. Unidentified cam...

Photographed by Haas & Peale. LC-B8178-76. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culpeper, Virginia. Colonel William R. Brewster, 73d New York Infantry

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[Morris Island, South Carolina. Full Sap]

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A map of Fauquier Co. Virginia / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 1256 Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Pen-and-ink over pencil grid with pencil emendations. Imperfect: torn vertically with some staining along tear, and moun... More

General George G. Meade and staff, Culpeper, Virginia Sept. 1863

Photograph shows Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys standing in front of the door facing General George G. Meade, seated. Standing, to Meade's right is Major J.C. Biddle, A.D.C., on the steps of Wallach's House, the hea... More

Stephen's varieties No. 3: The slave in 1863

Envelope for collectors cards showing Afro-American soldier holding bayoneted rifle. Copyright by William A. Stephens.

The War in Virginia - Battle of Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7 - a porti...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 Nov. 28, pp. 152-153. Reference copy in LOT 4416G (1863)

Cutting the levees at Providence [Vicksburg, Miss., Campaign]

Wood engraving after drawing by Theodore R. Davis. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 7, (1863 March 21), p. 180. File print in LOT4388-G. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tra... More

U.S.S. Niagara, Boston, Massachusetts., Sept., 1863

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, District of Columbia. The home of the Sanitary Commission

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Scene of the charge of the Louisiana Tigers. View taken from Cemetery ...

Photo shows the site where confederate infantry commanded by Brigadier General H.S. Hays (the Louisiana Tigers) charged against Union batteries on Cemetery Hill on the evening of July 2nd and broke through the ... More

Seminary nr. Gettysburg used as a hospital, scene of Reynolds fight wi...

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-143. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1070) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Captain Theron E. Hall, A.Q.M., Acquia Creek, Virginia, February 1863

Standing, full lgth., facing left. Civil War Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2080. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: CW BI; BI... More

Bealeton, Virginia. General William H. French standing in front of ten...

A man in uniform standing in front of a tent. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan of battle of Salem Church near Bank's Ford, Virginia : May 3rd & ...

As part of a series depicting the Chancellorsville Campgain, this map gives details of the area around Salem Church, where Union Gen. Sedgwick's forces, en route from Fredericksburg to reinforce Hooker near Cha... More

Map of supplementary reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia ...

Topographic map showing Civil War earthworks and batteries. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Authorship statement citing Whiting's name is in handwriting (black ink). Pen-and-ink, red ink (contours), ... More

Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863.

Map shows a regional view of Charleston Harbor including Confederate fortifications and Union naval vessels. This April 1863 atttack by Union ironclads was unsuccessful. Color coding indicates the location of U... More

Battle of Williamsburg / A. Chappel. during American Civil War

Copyright by Johnson, Fry & Co. Public domain photograph of military activity, army camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Japanese curio shop, a street cart and portraits of a Japanese family...

Captions on front of item: "Interior of Japanese curio shop" (upper left); "Street cart" (upper right)"; "A Japanese Daimio's family group in state dress" (lower left); and "Japanese high officers" (lower righ... More

The pending conflict, Confederate States of America.

One of three similar prints published by Oliver Evans Woods, reflecting grave northern fears of British and French interference on behalf of the Confederacy in the Civil War. (See also "The Pending Conflict" an... More

[Officers of U.S. horse artillery brigade, near Culpeper, Virginia, Se...

Officers of Army of the Potomac posed in front of three tents. Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 78.

[Regimental staff, New York Volunteers, near Bealton [i.e., Bealeton] ...

Civil War Photograph Collection. LC-B815-284. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of R.R. bridge across Tennessee River, at Bridgeport, Tenn.? (i....

Caption provided by Minnesota Historical Society from the NPS Civil War Series: The Battles of Chickamauga: The Confederates destroyed the railroad bridge over the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, Alabama, in th... More

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Fairfax Court House, Virginia. Capt. J.B. Howard, A.Q.M. and group at ...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Capt. J.B. Howard, A.Q.M. and group at Hdq. Army of the Potomac. Corresponding print is in LOT 4187. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-18... More

Greene Co., Virginia /, Confederate States of America

Shows roads, settlements, rural householders' names, and streams. Does not show military features. Relief shown by hachures. "November 1863." Believed to have been prepared by Jedediah Hotchkiss. Pen-and-ink (b... More

Ruins of Petersburg and Richmond railroad bridge, across the James

Photograph showing the ruins of a Confederate bridge, destroyed by the Union army, from the Richmond side of the James River.

Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effe...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: House near Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C., showing effect of shot during Early's attack on Washington. See Miller volume 3. Corresponding print ... More

[Brandy Station], [Virginia]. Lt. Chas W. Wolsey with horse headquarte...

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Bridge across the Matapony River near Bowling Green, Virginia

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.228) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The clairvoyant's dream, Confederate States of America.

Four vignette cartoon shows Brother Jonathan kicking the confederacy, Napoleon III, and Emperor Maximillian, represented by animals, with his "iron-clad" boots. In the next vignette, Brother Jonathan fills the ... More

[Two unidentified Civil War soldiers in Union uniforms, seated in a ph...

Photo by D.C. Bettison, Louisville, Ky. With revenue stamp on back of mount. Ink caption on album page, "Genl. J.B. McPherson at Memphis, Tenn." But, photo does not match known likenesses of McPherson. Transf... More

Alfred A. Stratton of Co. G, 147th New York Infantry Regiment in unifo...

Photograph shows identified soldier who lost his arms on on June 18, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Printed on recto: "Alfred A. Stratton, Co G., 147th N.Y.V. Wounded at Petersburgh, Va." Deposit; Tom Liljenqu... More

Pontoon bridge across James River at Powhatan Point on which Army of P...

No. B392. 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

Washington, District of Columbia. House near Fort Stevens showing effe...

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Guard mount, head-quarters, Army of the Potomac / negative by T.H. O'S...

Photograph showing the Zouaves of the one hundred fourteenth regiment in formation near Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. ... More

Petersburg, Virginia. Lt. Vane and horse, Army of the Potomac

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Vicksburg Canal, Confederate States of America.

Confederates watching Union troops at work building a canal near Vicksburg in 1862-1863. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 29.

Atlanta, Georgia. Ruins of depot, blown up on Sherman's departure

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[Bombproof huts in the front line before Petersburg, August 10, 1864]

No. 808. 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, c2003. Mount... More

General George A. Custer, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negativ...

A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Stevens north of Washington, D.C., 1864

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Looking down James River, from Dutch Gap canal, December 12, 1864

Photograph showing army transports on the James River from the Dutch Gap Canal.

Plan of fortifications at Columbus, Ga.

Shows fortifications near Columbus, Georgia. Relief shown by hachures. Similar map appears in the U.S. War Dept.'s Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1891-95, pl. 132, ... More

Grant's Great Campaign--Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor.

Wood engraving for DRWG/US A Waud, no. 426 (A size). Attributed to A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 25 June 1864, p. 404. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.426a) Form... More

Discussing the probabilities of the next advance. Feb. 1864

Photograph shows two men in civilian dress seated and smoking pipes at camp in Brandy Station, Virginia. Print from stereograph glass negative LC-B811-61 in the Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.

Charles City Court House, Virginia. View of Court House

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Trenches, Petersburg - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harpers Weekly, 6 August 1864, pp. 504-505. Formerly Waud no. C-153. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1080) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Brandy Station, Virginia. Camp of U.S. Engineer Battalion

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Jericho Mills, Virginia. Canvas pontoon bridge across the North Anna, ...

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Michael Dunn, Raymond, Potter Co., Penna. / Photographed by Hope, succ...

Photograph shows portrait of Corporal Michael Dunn of Co. H, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, after the amputation of his legs in 1864, the result of injuries received in a battle near Dallas, Georgia, on M... More

Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commis[sion]

Print shows letterhead for the Great Central Fair in Philadelphia showing scenes in which members of the Sanitary Commission help soldiers on battlefields; includes letter notifying the recipient of being appoi... More

Petersburg, Virginia. General Edward Ferrero and staff

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"In Roanoke River." (after the capture of Plymouth N.C. Oct 31 '64)

Three steamships in the river. Signed lower left image, stylized monogram: HAM. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: H.A. Macomb. Fomerly attributed to Alfred R. Waud, with the call number DRWG/US -... More

Virginia. Army of the Potomac. Officer's winter quarters

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Adam Link, aged 102, one of the survivors of the Revolution

Portrait shows one of the oldest surviving American Revolutionary War veterans. A similar photograph, with hands in a different position and without vignetting, appears in: Hillard, E. B. (Elias Brewster). The ... More

Co. B, U.S. Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virginia, August, 1864

Photograph taken by Timothy O'Sullivan shows Sgt. Harlan Cobb seated on the ground, third from left, wearing a vest. No. 547. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Published in: Military Images, Vol. 11:1, July-Augu... More

Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia / negativ...

Photograph showing a group of Zouaves standing in front of the Army of the Potomac headquarters at Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washin... More