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[Petersburg, Virginia Signal tower at 14th New York Heavy Artillery he...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Culpeper, Virginia Approach to town, with photographer's wagon in for...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863.

[Unknown location. Signalmen of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren's flagsh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Unknown location. Signalmen of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren's flagsh...

Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Petersburg, Virginia Military telegraph operators at headquarters; an...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Sheridan receiving reports after the battle Sept. 19

Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on the verso: Make with all of B[ ] out. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.394) reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file L. Forms part of: Morg... More

[Petersburg, Virginia Military telegraph operators at headquarters]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Yorktown, Virginia, vicinity. Group before the photographic tent at C...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

Reading the war news in Broadway, New York / /from a sketch by our spe...

Illustration from: Illustrated London news, 1861. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camp of Signal corps nr. Yorktown

Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower left: Lt's. Adams & Daniels. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.180) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Headquarters, New York Herald, Army of the Potomac, Bealton / negative...

Photograph showing the war correspondents of the New York Herald gathered at their camp headquarters near the Army of the Potomac in Bealeton, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war... More

[Signal tower on roof of house]

Signed lower right: ARW. Title devised. Inscribed lower right: Oct 1863. Formerly Waud no. C-164. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1091) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Petersburg, Virginia Mills; photographic wagon of Engineer Dept. in fo...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library ... More

Bealeton, Virginia Group of military telegraph operators, headquarters...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library... More

The signal station sketched near Culpeper C.H., Virginia / Ed. Forbes

"The signal station tree ; The signal station, near Culpeper Court House, Va." on mount. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.142) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The signal station sketched near Culpeper C.H., Virginia / Ed. Forbes

"The signal station tree ; The signal station, near Culpeper Court House, Va." on mount. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.142) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Signal Station on Pony Mountain

Semifore flag waved by soldier on top of platform. Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 632. Part of a series with Waud, no. 289. Gift, J.P. M... More

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Signal tower on left of the line near the A...

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

Signal officers, in attic of farm house, watching the army of General ...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.81) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Signal officers, in attic of farm house, watching the army of General ...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.81) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Field Telegraph Station - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing soldiers outside the tent used as a telegraph station at Wilcox's Landing, in the vicinity of Charles City County, Virginia. No. 2351. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War... More

The signal telegraph train as used at the battle of Fredericksburg

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, January 24, 1863, p. 53. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.532) Reference print available in the Civil War Draw... More

Appearance of the Union and Rebel lines at the "Front," from the Parap...

Landscape, with small figures indicating pickets, and cheveaux de frieze. A signal tower in tree in foreground. Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed below title on verso: Mem = It will be well to delinate the Pi... More

Interview between Grant and Pemberton, Confederate States of America

Print shows Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General John C. Pemberton discussing the terms of the capitulation of Vicksburg, bringing to an end the Union siege of the city.

This happens when you talk to others about ship sailings Let's make Ne...

Poster suggesting careless communication about ship departures may be harmful to the war effort, showing a face and a ship torpedoed by a submarine. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43. Work Projects Administrati... More

Bealeton, Virginia Group at tent and wagon of the New York Herald

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of ... More

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Photographer at Butler's signal tower]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows an African American man standing along with Signal Corps.

[Richmond, Virginia Wagon train of Military Telegraph Corps]

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

[Virginia. Newspaper vendor and cart in camp]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863.

[Washington, D.C. Central Signal Station, Winder Building, 17th and E ...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unknown location. Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photograph...

Photographs of artillery, place and date unknown. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Petersburg, Virginia Mills; photographic wagon of Engineer Dept. in f...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Unknown location. Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photographe...

Photographs of artillery, place and date unknown. Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information abou... More

Professor Lowe dictating a dispatch to General McClellan during the ba...

Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.

Cold Harbor, Virginia Photographer's wagon and tent

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

Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Officers by their quarters near the signal t...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library... More

Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Signal tower on left of the line near the Ap...

Bermuda Hundred, Virginia African-American teamsters near the signal t...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows group of seven "contrabands" dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. Stereo ... More

Unknown location. Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photographe...

Photographs of artillery, place and date unknown. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0868 Title from Milh... More

[Petersburg, Virginia U.S. Military Telegraph battery wagon, Army of t...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Signal Station. Pony Mt. - Public domain scan / drawing

Horses and military camp in foreground, signal platform in background. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.302) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file Q. F... More

An incident of the War, Confederate States of America.

Officer hands a paper to a soldier holding a newspaper and seated by a fire, while two other soldiers look on. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed within image as indicator: Rebel Pickets. Inscribed on newspa... More

Night signalling - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Title inscribed on verso. "Signal Corps VIII 3" inscribed on verso. Published in: Harper's Weekly, November 12, 1864, p. 732. Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings File Q. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 191... More

[Petersburg, Virginia Military telegraph operators at headquarters; an...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Atlanta, Ga. Chevaux-de-frise on Marietta Street; photographic wagons...

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 a... More

Field Telegraph Station - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing soldiers outside a tent used as a telegraph station at Wilcox's Landing in the vicinity of Charles City County, Virginia. No. 2351. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War Hi... More

[Brandy Station, Virginia Wagons and men of the U.S. Military Telegrap...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, winter quarters at Brandy Station, December 1863-April 1864.

Signal tower Fort Reno D.C. / Lt. J.R. Underdunk(?), U.S.A. del.

Drawing shows signal tower constructed at Fort Reno in Washington, D.C.

The press, the field, the sketchbook / Th. Nast.

Illustration shows various scenes showing a Harper's Weekly correspondent and artist at work in the field, sketching views and gathering information on the battlefield, in camp, and of contraband; two medallion... More

Secret service by William Gillette. during American Civil War

Caption: We must leave out something or we can't telegraph! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti & N.Y." No. 7447. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

140th flag day, 1777-1917 The birthday of the stars and stripes, June ...

Poster showing a man raising the American flag, with a minuteman cheering and an eagle flying above. Text continues: 'Tis the Star Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave, o'er the land of the free and the home o... More

Cold Harbor, Virginia Photographer's wagon and tent

Signal tower on Elk Mountain, Maryland, overlooking battlefield of Ant...

Photograph showing soldiers at the Elk Mountain Signal Station. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 1, no. 22. Another... More

[Falmouth, Virginia Group in front of post office tent at Army of the ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Burnside and Hooker, November 1862-April 1863. Photograph includes woman.

[Culpeper, Virginia Approach to town, with photographer's wagon in for...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863.

[Richmond, Virginia Wagon train of Military Telegraph Corps]

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

[Richmond, Virginia "New York newspaper correspondents' row" (between ...

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

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Butler's signal tower; another view]

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

[Signaling from treetop] - Public domain drawing

One signaller at top of tower, second climbing tree. Formerly attributed to Alfred R. Waud, with the call number DRWG/US - Waud, no. 1072 (A size). Title devised. Inscribed left margin: My man too big. Tree 60 ... More

The Eagle's nest The Union! it must and shall be preserved.

Print shows American eagle in its nest of the American flag, which holds 34 eggs representing the states; the eggs representing the Southern states are cracked, rotten, or have various animals being hatched fro... More

The old Harrison mansion--Harrison's landing James River

Group of soldiers relaxing around a house with signal towers mounted over chimneys. Title inscribed below image. Possibly by William Waud. Inscribed below title: The birth place of Wm. Henry Harrison now used a... More

Finis les mauvais jours! Papa gagne de l'argent en Allemagne.

Political poster shows smiling mother and daughter in occupied France as father works in a factory in Germany.

[Portraits of correspondents] - Public domain drawing

Eight bust portraits. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Cold Harbor, Virginia Photographer's wagon and tent]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Grant's Wilderness Campaign, May-June 1864.

[Petersburg, Virginia Two youthful military telegraph operators at hea...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Culpeper, Virginia Approach to town, with photographer's wagon in for...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863.

[Petersburg, Virginia, vicinity. Maj. Thomas T. Eckert (seated, left) ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Grant telegraphing the news of the crossing of the river Rapidan--May ...

Title inscribed above image. This drawing probably traced from Waud no. 432, with more background detail filled in. Gift; J.P. Morgan; 1919; (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.433). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Night signalling. Book illustration from Library of Congress

[Sketches of the Signal Corps during the American Civil War]

Preliminary study for DRWG/US Waud (W.), no. 12 (A size). Sketch of civilian eating from plate upper left. Title devised. Two floor plans for fortress and building on verso. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919... More

[Brandy Station, Virginia Winter quarters of telegraphers and photogra...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, winter quarters at Brandy Station, December 1863-April 1864.

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Butler's signal tower; another view]

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

[Washington, D.C. Central Signal Station, Winder Building, 17th and E ...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the capital at war. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Officers by their quarters near the signal ...

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

Sam. A. Cooley, photographer Tenth Army Corps

Stereograph shows a group of men standing next to wagons labeled "Sam A. Cooley U.S. Photographer Department of the South", with a camera on the left, and two African American men employed as drivers. Caption ... More

Signal station on board the U.S. Steamer Vermont This view shows the d...

No. 51. Printed label on verso: "These are original views taken by Government Artist, during 1861-2-3-4-5. They can be obtained only of John C. Taylor, 17 Allen Place, Hartford, Conn." John C. Taylor, secretar... More

[Elk Mountain, Md. Signal tower overlooking Antietam battlefield]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862.

[Bull Run, Virginia Catharpin Run, Sudley Church, and the remains of t...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, First Bull Run, July 1861.

Signal Station. Pony Mt. - Public domain scan / drawing

[Portraits of correspondents] - Public domain portrait drawing

Eight bust portraits. Public domain scan of 19th century American drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Petersburg, Virginia View from signal tower]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[Bealeton, Virginia Group at tent and wagon of the New York Herald]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863.

Taking a despatch bearer near Chancellorsville

Two snipers behind a tree ready to ambush an officer on horseback. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-83. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.847) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil W... More

Signal tower on the line before Petersburg, Virginia, 1864

Stereograph showing a group of men standing near the signal tower on a hill outside of the fortifications in the vicinity of Point of Rocks, Virginia. No. 2568. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photograph... More

The signal telegraph train as used at the battle of Fredericksburg

Secret service by William Gillette. during American Civil War

Caption: The false despatch [sic]. Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith-Co, Cincinnati & New York." No. 7345. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Signal Station on Maryland heights highest point occupied by the army

Signed lower left and lower right: AR Waud. Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.518) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file Q. Forms part of: Morgan collec... More

Signal Station on Maryland heights highest point occupied by the army

Frank Vaughan - Public domain drawing

Casual seated portrait of correspondent for the N.Y. Herald. Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. C-89. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1016) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Careless talk costs lives / Al Doria.

Poster suggesting careless communication may be harmful to the war effort, showing lips with tape over them. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Brandy Station, Virginia Winter quarters of telegraphers and photograp...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, winter quarters at Brandy Station, December 1863-April 1864. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington... More

Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Officers by their quarters near the signal t...

Petersburg, Virginia Military telegraph operators at headquarters; ano...

Photograph of 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. : Library... More

[Knoxville, Tenn., vicinity. Bridge at Strawberry Plains, 20 miles nor...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of the Siege of Knoxville, November-December 1863. The difficult strategic situation of the Federal armies after Chicamauga enabled Bragg to detach a for... More

[Petersburg, Virginia U.S. Military Telegraph battery wagon, Army of t...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Signalling by night - Public domain drawing

Title inscribed below image. Cropped figure drawing on verso. Formerly Waud no. C-144. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1071) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.