Columbia's noblest sons, Confederate States of America.
One of the grander prints produced to exploit the great outpouring of national devotion to the martyred President following his assassination in April 1865. As in "National Picture" (no. 1865-7) Lincoln is comp... More
[James River, Virginia U.S.S. Maratanza, Commander Thomas H. Stevens, ...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.
Rebel fortifications, north side of the city, Atlanta, Ga.
Stereograph showing a line of chevaux-de-frise in the foreground, and Confederate fortifications in the background. No. 3580, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic Histo... More
Dead Confederates in the trenches of Fort Mahone, April 3, 1865
No. B702. Photographer's name from photographic print from the same negative at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Dead Confederates at Ft. Mahone,... More
[Fort Pulaski, Ga. Interior view of rear parapet]
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.
[Atlanta, Ga. City Hall; camp of 2d Massachusetts Infantry on the grou...
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
[Military camp near the shore, possibly Morris Island, South Carolina]
Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff based on alternate view. Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.
There's life in the old land yet
Music associated with the Confederate side
The siege of Vicksburg - Major General U.S. Grant, commanding / JG ; s...
Print shows soldiers in the foreground hiding behind trees and bushes during a bombardment of the encampment and earthworks of the Union army outside Vicksburg, Mississippi, with Confederate forts and earthwork... More
[Dr. Edmund Lewis Massie of Trans-Mississippi Department, Medical Staf...
Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 3-74G. Notations on manuscript behind photo in case: "Doctor E.L. Massie, Surgeon on Genl, A. Pike's staff, C.S. Army 1862, affiliated with Genls Van Corn &... More
Confederate entrenchments in the woods near Spotswood's House
No. 5013. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Battlefield of the "Wilderness". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Fort Sumter 1865, Confederate States of America.
Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: White; Reddish light gravel; Red Funnel. Inscribed below inset: Middle ground battery. Several full-length soldiers sketched on verso. Inscribed on verso: Ret... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Fort Monroe, Virginia 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery on parade]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Fort Monroe, Va.
Confederate States of America records: Microfilm Reel 28
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Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fort in front of Atlanta
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Corner of Main & East King Street, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsyl...
Stereograph showing buildings burned by the Confederate calvary troops of General John McCausland.
Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Confederate fortifications. (This rampa...
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[General Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, ...
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, which creates a glossy surface to h... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Two unidentified sailors in Union uniforms in front of painted backdr...
Case: Ornate scroll thermoplastic frame. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs ... More
Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches
Stereograph showing a dead Confederate soldier on the foot passages in the trenches of Fort Mahone with blood on his face, near Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865.
Confederate States of America records: Microfilm Reel 30
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Same gun, as shown in no. 1020, with magazine traverse
No. 1021. Part of series: View of Confederate Water Batteries on James River. Alternate title devised by Library staff from information on negative sleeve. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Libra... More
Battle of the Wilderness, May 5 - 6 and 7, 1864, between Lee (60,000) ...
"Read numerically." Annotated in pen-and-ink, crayon and pencil. Confederate troop positions are colored red. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 667 LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 10660 Call no. cited in LC Ci... More
Battle of the Wilderness, May 5 - 6 and 7, 1864, between Lee (60,000) ...
"Read numerically." Annotated in pen-and-ink, crayon and pencil. Confederate troop positions are colored red. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 667 LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 10660 Call no. cited in LC Ci... More
The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] ...
An election-year cartoon invoking both Grant's humble beginnings as a tanner and his successful Civil War military career. Before the war Grant had worked in his family's leather goods establishment in Galena, ... More
Interior view of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., taken in 1867
Photograph shows the interior of Fort Moultrie after the bombardment with the damaged shot furnace in the foreground and Charleston harbor in the distance. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "N... More
Jeff's last shift. Capture of Jeff. Davis, May 10th, 1865, at Irwinsvi...
One of the less outlandish variations on the popular theme of Jefferson Davis's capture by Union soldiers. (See "The Chas-ed "Old Lady" of the C.S.A.," no. 1865-11.) In a wooded setting Davis, wearing a bonnet ... More
General Stewart of the Black Horse Cavalry
Photograph shows a caricature of General Jeb Stewart riding a horse, represented as an African American man. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV39 ; CSA Generals. "DE285" written in pencil on back of t... More
Chapin's Bluff, Virginia (vicinity). Fort Burnham, formerly, Confedera...
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View from rebel fort on Peach Tree Street, looking north, Atlanta, Ga....
Photograph shows two soldiers sitting amid Confederate weapons and fortifications. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3639. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
[Charleston, S.C. Federal squadron dressed with flags; another view]
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Atlanta, Ga. General William T. Sherman, leaning on breach of gun, an...
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
[Unidentified soldier in Confederate jacket], American Civil War.
Case: Simple leather with top latch. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Lib... More
[Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior view of the "Pulpit"]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Fort Fisher, N.C., January 1865.
Antietam, Maryland. Confederate dead in a ditch on the right wing
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[James River, Virginia Butler's dredge-boat, sunk by a Confederate she...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.
South angle of Fort Sumter after the war, Charleston, S.C.
Photograph shows the damage done to the fortifications on the southern exterior of the fort. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 29." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digiti... More
[Private David C. Colbert of Company C, 46th Virginia Infantry Regimen...
Photograph shows identified soldier; manuscript found with photograph. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosColbert.html
Fort Moultrie, no. 10, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows the an interior view of Fort Moultrie. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Inscribed on verso: Interior of Fort Moultrie visited January 4/63.... Forms part of: The Robin G. Sta... More
Confederate artillery near Charleston, S.C. in 1861 [i.e. 1863]
No. 4389. Caption log entry for no. 10358: Palmetto Battery, near Charleston, S.C. Photo by Cook. Hand written on verso: "See p. 281, Divided We Fought, and Miller, vol. I, p. 107". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[James River, Virginia Confederate gun emplacement above Dutch Gap]
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[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.
[Cold Harbor, Virginia, vicinity. Unburied dead on the battlefield of ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.
Storming Fort Wagner, Confederate States of America.
Print shows Union soldiers storming the walls of Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina, and engaging some Confederate soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.
Lynchburg Rifles, J. Ray, Co. E, Virginia Regt., Lynchburg, Virginia, ...
Photograph shows partially identified Confederate soldier with musket. (handwritten note inside case). Case: Rinhart, no. 85. Includes two locks of hair in case. Possibly James H. Ray of Company K, 11th Virgin... More
Confederate dead at Fort Robinette, Corinth
Stereograph showing remains of a Confederate soldier in front of the damaged battery at Fort Robinette, Corinth, Mississippi.
The second battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862.
Army of Virginia and Confederate forces under Lee engaged in battle, Union flags flying. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5848 Published... More
View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam
Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers in a ditch called "Bloody Lane" on September 19, 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 563. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alexander Gardner, in... More
The true issue or "That's what's the matter"
In a rare pro-Democrat cartoon presidential aspirant George Brinton McClellan is portrayed as the intermediary between Abraham Lincoln and Confederacy president Jefferson Davis. Gen. McClellan is in the center ... More
[Charleston, S.C. View of ruined buildings through porch of the Circul...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Charleston, S.C. 1863-1865. General Gillmore's success at Fort Pulaski earned him the ... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Charleston, S.C. Interior view of Fort Moultrie, looking eastward]
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.
[Two unidentified soldiers in non-regulation Confederate uniforms with...
Case: Rinhart, no. 63 Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, Pa., 2002. Forms part of: Liljenquist ... More
Fort Sumter, south side, Morris Island
Stereograph showing the lighthouse and U.S. flag at Fort Sumter as seen from the beach at Morris Island. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Confederate States of America records: Microfilm Reel 2
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[Charleston Harbor, S.C. Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren standing by a D...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.
Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor[sic], Confederate States of America.
Exterior view of Fort Sumter, a Confederate flag flying as part of the fort explodes. Signed lower left: A. Vizitelly. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed lower left: 1863. Formerly listed as DRWG/US - B - Fo... More
Liberty Hall, Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, GA
Survey number: HABS GA-158 Building/structure dates: 18h1 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000216
[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Dead Confederate soldiers in the "slaughter ...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Gettysburg, June-July, 1863.
Charleston, South Carolina. Photographer [Samuel Cooley] on parapet of...
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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
Gen. Forrest schottisch, Confederate States of America.
Music associated with the Confederate side
Confederate States of America records: Microfilm Reel 43
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Confederate States of America records: Microfilm Reel 43
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[Fort Pulaski, Ga. The "Beauregard" gun]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- specifically of Fort Pulaski, Ga., April 1862.
Wanted a $15.000.000 loan for the C.S.A. / Hoyt [?].
Picture shows an African American boy looking at a sign that reads "Wanted a $15.000.000 loan for the C.S.A." Gladstone's inventory code and notes: Envelope 10; black boy in front of poster. Purchase; William ... More
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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The Chicago platform and candidate, Confederate States of America.
McClellan was branded a hypocrite by many critics who saw his public stance on the war issue as ambiguous and deceptive. Nominated because of his military record, he nevertheless ran on a peace platform, writte... More
[James River, Virginia U.S.S. monitor Canonicus taking on coal from a ...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.
Osceola's grave, Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C.
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Sea face of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), shewing (i.e. showing) broken ...
Stereograph showing two men seated on rocks amidst the debris of the south western exterior of Fort Sumter. One man leans on a damaged cannon below the chevaux-de-frise. No. 346, part of series: War Views. Cop... More
Court, Fort Marion, 1565, St. Augustine, Fla.
J167150 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Harris Co.; March 14, 1912.
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Papers: General Correspondence, 1784-1886;...
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[Sergeant Elijah McClanahan Ingles of Co. G, 4th Virginia Infantry Reg...
Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Berg, no. 6-15a. Relates to LOT 14043-1, no. 16, a Southern Cross of Honor medal inscribed "E.M. Ingles." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:180) Forms part o... More
[Manassas, Virginia Orange and Alexandria Railroad wrecked by retreati...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Confederate winter quarters, 1861-1862.
[Unidentified soldier in Confederate shell jacket with fringed pockets...
Case: (front) Berg, no. 1-22; (back) Berg no. 3-17. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, Pennsylv... More
Interior view of Ft. Shaw, Morris Island, S.C.
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[Washington, D.C. Ex-Confederate iron-clad ram Stonewall at anchor; U....
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.
Ruins of Richmond, April, 1865 - 19th century Virginia.
Stereograph showing ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad depot. A man sitting by the destroyed locomotive. No. 6260. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Forms part of... More
Interior view of Fort Sumter, taken in 1868--Charleston, S.C.
Photograph shows the damaged fortifications inside Fort Sumter after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 26." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 201... More
[Fort Monroe, Virginia Officers of 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery]
Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Fort Monroe, Va.
Petersburg, Virginia. Dead Confederate soldier in the trenches of Fort...
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[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Colt revolver]
Case: Leather diamond circle ornamental design. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More
[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Colt revolver]
Case: Leather diamond circle ornamental design. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More
[Unidentified soldier from a Charleston militia unit in kepi with lett...
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Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Interior view of Fort Sumter
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Unfinished Confederate graves near the cente...
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Fort Sumter (i.e. Sumner), near Fair Oaks, June 1862. A sharp fight oc...
Stereograph showing 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. C... More
View in the ditch, on the right wing, after the Battle of Antietam
Photograph shows dead Confederate soldiers in a ditch called "Bloody Lane," on September 19, 1862. A Union soldier stands above the ditch on the left side. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 563. Entered according to ... More
Antietam, Maryland. Confederate soldiers as they fell inside the fence...
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Outside view, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.
Photograph shows ruins of artillery among the rocks on the exterior of Fort Sumter. Original neg. for this print: LC-B811-3051. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
Fort Moultrie, West Fort Street & Central Avenue, Sullivans Island, Ch...
Significance: On this site, the first fort was the scene of an important victory during the American Revolution. The third and present fort played an important part in the attack on Fort Sumter which opened the... More
Fort Moultrie, West Fort Street & Central Avenue, Sullivans Island, Ch...
Significance: On this site, the first fort was the scene of an important victory during the American Revolution. The third and present fort played an important part in the attack on Fort Sumter which opened the... More
Fort Moultrie, West Fort Street & Central Avenue, Sullivans Island, Ch...
Significance: On this site, the first fort was the scene of an important victory during the American Revolution. The third and present fort played an important part in the attack on Fort Sumter which opened the... More