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Candidates from the exempt brigade, Political Cartoon

Candidates from the exempt brigade, Political Cartoon

A grim commentary on the extraordinary measures taken by some Americans to evade military service during the Civil War. A man in shirtsleeves (center) has just had his right hand mutilated by a woman who stands... More

Fort Lafayette - An old photo of a boat on a body of water

Fort Lafayette - An old photo of a boat on a body of water

Photograph shows Fort Lafayette, off the coast of Brooklyn, New York, which was used as a prison for high value Confederates during the Civil War. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Forms part ... More

Fort Lafayette, Long Island, N.Y.

Fort Lafayette, Long Island, N.Y.

H49797 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N.Y. No. 896.

Running the "machine" - Print, Library of Congress collection

Running the "machine" - Print, Library of Congress collection

A scathing attack on the ineptness and military ineffectualness of the Lincoln administration. The cartoon derives its title from an indiscreet letter written by secretary of war Edwin McMasters Stanton to past... More

Running the "machine" - Print, Library of Congress collection

Running the "machine" - Print, Library of Congress collection

A scathing attack on the ineptness and military ineffectualness of the Lincoln administration. The cartoon derives its title from an indiscreet letter written by secretary of war Edwin McMasters Stanton to past... More

Samuel J. Anderson to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, September 18, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861 (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Thomas Armstrong to Alexander McDougall, June 1, 1779, Surrender of Fort Lafayette

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Thomas Arm...

Surrender of Fort Lafayette Public domain scan of a manuscript related to George Washington and American revolution history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Levi C. Turner to John G. Nicolay, Monday, November 17, 1862  (Prisoner at Fort Lafayette)
John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
Levi C. Turner to John G. Nicolay, Monday, November 17, 1862  (Prisoner at Fort Lafayette)
John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
[Printed.] Letter to Mr. Blair by James W. Wall and his reception and speech at Burlington, on Friday evening, Sept. 27th, 1861.
John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Thomas Armstrong to Alexander McDougall, June 1, 1779, Surrender of Fort Lafayette

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Thomas Arm...

Surrender of Fort Lafayette Public domain scan of a manuscript related to George Washington and American revolution history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor. New York City sterescopic card, 19th century.

Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor. New York City sterescopic card, 19th ...

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the So. District of New-York. No. 1872.

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861 (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
The Guerillas. A Southern war song. Fort Lafayette, 1862

The Guerillas. A Southern war song. Fort Lafayette, 1862

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861 (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
The Guerillas. A Southern war song. Fort Lafayette, 1862

The Guerillas. A Southern war song. Fort Lafayette, 1862

In English. (language) Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Thomas Armstrong to Alexander McDougall, June 1, 1779, Surrender of Fort Lafayette

George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Thomas Arm...

Surrender of Fort Lafayette Public domain scan of a manuscript related to George Washington and American revolution history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
Samuel J. Anderson to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, September 18, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
The guerillas. A Southern war song. Fort Lafayette, 1862

The guerillas. A Southern war song. Fort Lafayette, 1862

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Lafayette at sunset, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Fort Lafayette at sunset, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861 (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861 (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)
Fort Lafayette at sunset, Brooklyn, N.Y

Fort Lafayette at sunset, Brooklyn, N.Y

"G 3566" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019081. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

John W. Davis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, September 20, 1861  (Seeks release from Fort Lafayette)