Swamp on Appomattox River, Virginia, near Broadway Landing
No. B207. 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
Camp kitchen, gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Part of Brady Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sunday morning mass in camp of 69th N.Y.S.M.
Photograph shows Father Thomas H. Mooney, Chaplain of the 69th Infantry Regiment of the New York State Militia and Irish American soldiers at a Catholic Mass at Fort Cocoran, Arlington Heights, Virginia on June... More
Camp of 31st Pennsylvania Infantry near Washington, D.C. 1862
No. 2412. Mounted with 5 other photographs. 2 of the photos share the same caption as this one. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Stockade and entrance to camp of 50th New York Engineers, Rappahannock...
No. 351. Civil War Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Civil War Troops; Civil War Camps; Civil War Engineers; Forts and Fortifications.
Breaking Camp, Brandy Station, Virginia, American Civil War Glass Nega...
No. 4165. Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. II, pl. 63. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![[View of City Point, Virginia from along shore of James River]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvdmlldy1vZi1jaXR5LXBvaW50LXZhLWZyb20tYWxvbmctc2hvcmUtb2YtamFtZXMtcml2ZXItZGQ2NGFjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[View of City Point, Virginia from along shore of James River]")
[View of City Point, Virginia from along shore of James River]
A few buildings and ship masts, seen across mud flats. Civil War Photographs collection.
Petersburg, Virginia Signal tower at 14th New York Heavy Artillery hea...
Photograph from 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. : Libra... More
Professor Lowe's military balloon near Gaines Mill, Virginia
Inflation of the balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter the Battle of Fair Oaks; Lowe, not visible in this image, is standing to the right of the balloon. No. 2350. Inscribed on item: Copyright 1910 by Patriot Publis... More
A battery of "Quaker Guns" - A couple of pictures of a man on a horse ...
Stereograph showing two soldiers standing behind carts mounted with logs, or imitation cannons, as part of a mock battery erected by the 79th New York Volunteers on Coosaw River at Seabrook Point, Port Royal Is... More
Signal station on Elk Mountain, Md., overlooking battlefield of Antiet...
Photo shows Union soldiers of the Signal Corps atop a small tower made of logs; one man is looking through a long telescope and another stands nearby with a flag on a long pole, another officer is sitting on th... More
Preparing the mess. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Stereograph showing four Union soldiers preparing the camp meal on a makeshift table. Photograph attributed to Mathew Brady according to: The world of Mathew Brady : portraits of the Civil War period by Roy Mer... More
Indian mound in Monument Garden during American Civil War
No. B975. 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
Johnson's mill, Appomattox River, near Petersburg, Virginia
Soldiers standing on rocks near river. Civil War Photographs collection. Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Deserted buildings used as stables, City Point, Virginia
Civil War Photographs collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Camps of companies C & D. 1st Massachusetts. Cavalry, in front of Pete...
Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 4, page 197". Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Savage Station, Virginia Headquarters of General George B. McClellan o...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of... More
Camp of 153d New York Infantry - An old photo of a man cooking food ou...
No. B331. 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
Filling their canteens - 19th century Virginia.
Stereograph showing soldiers lining up to fill their canteens at a well, which is protected by canvas, near Fredericksburg, Virginia. A group of African Americans seated on horses or on the ground, wait nearby... More
Preparing the mess. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Stereograph showing four Union soldiers preparing the camp meal on a makeshift table. Photograph attributed to Mathew Brady according to: The world of Mathew Brady : portraits of the Civil War period by Roy Mer... More
Church in camp of 50th New York Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virg...
No. B62. 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 an... More
Soldiers having fun, gelatin silver print
Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View on Savannah River - A black and white photo of a body of water
No. 976. Alternate title 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. Gift; Col. Godwin ... More
Aiken's House, James River, Virginia, American Civil War Glass Negativ...
African American men, women, and children seated on a pile of lumber. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2997.
Signal tower at Point of Rocks, Appomattox River, Virginia
No. B678. Mounted with 1 other photograph with the same caption. Record for corresponding negative for this image gives location as Bermuda Hundred, Va. Hand written on mount: "Bermuda Hundred". Gift; Col. God... More
"Pine Cottage", Civil War soldiers winter quarters
Caption continues: "(US Army Signal corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-256)".
Surgeon's Quarters, camp of 50th New York Engineers in front of Peters...
No. 7233. 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 camp scene, showing company kitchen, 1863(?)
Alternate title handwritten on item. On mount: US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921.
View on the James River, looking toward Manchester, Richmond, Virginia
Title source: Civil War Richmond, Inc., 2012. Caption from negative sleeve: Petersburg. Also on sleeve but crossed out: Richmond, Va., April 1865, (vicinity) view of James River. Former title: Petersburg, Virgi... More
Bealeton, Virginia Noncommissioned officers' mess of Co. D, 93d New Yo...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Meade in Virginia, August-November 1863. Stereo filed in LOT 4172. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Wash... More
A Negro family coming into the Union lines
Photo shows African American men, women, and children seated in front of and inside a mule-drawn covered wagon. Artist Alfred Waud worked up a sketch from this photograph, probably made in his presence by David... More
View on Lookout Mountain - A black and white photo of a river
No. B1286. 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
Corduroy road, gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Headquarters of New York Herald, in the field - Bealton (i.e. Bealeton...
No. 237. 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
Views in camp of 50th New York Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virgi...
No. 791. 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
Torpedo Station, James River, Virginia Prof. Maillefert and naval offi...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art attributes this photograph to American photographer Egbert Guy Fowx (1821-?) (Source: researcher M.P. Higgins) No. B434. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Washington, District of Columbia. Tent life of the 31st Penn. Infantry...
Caption from negative sleeve: Tent life of 31st Penn. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2405A) and right (LC-B811-2405B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-C. Credit line: Civil war ph... More
Cumberland Landing, Virginia Secret Service men at Foller's House
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of... More
Dutch Gap, Virginia (vicinity). View on James River
Caption from negative sleeve: Dutch Gap Canal vicinity. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2554B) and right (LC-B811-2554A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-E. Credit line: Civil war ... More
Chattanooga, Tenn., vicinity. Federal camp by the Tennessee River
Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of the Battle of Chattanooga, September-November 1863. After Rosecrans' debacle at Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, Bragg's army occupied the mountain... More
Picturesque view on the James River near Dutch Gap Canal
Stereograph showing ships on the James River from a hillside near Dutch Gap canal. No. 6624. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Coll... More
Professor Lowe in his balloon - 19th century Virginia.
Stereograph showing Professor Thaddeus S. Lowe observing the battle from his balloon "Intrepid" while soldiers in camp hold the balloon's ropes in Fair Oaks, Virginia. No. 2348. Part of series: The War for the ... 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
Troops drawn up in Hallow Square to witness an execution
Stereograph showing Union troops in formation surrounding a scaffold near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 983. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to John Reekie, b... More
Interior of Surgeon (David) McKay's quarters
No. 1024. Alternate title 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. Mounted with 4 ot... More
Views on James River, Virginia, near Deep Bottom
No. B826. Mounted with 4 other photographs with general caption: Views on James River, Va., near Deep Bottom. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Army of the James, signal tower on left of Bermuda Hundred lines
Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 331". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Swamp on Appomattox River; near Broadway Landing
No. B1179. 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
![[Soldier sitting inside his tent] during American Civil War](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjkvc29sZGllci1zaXR0aW5nLWluc2lkZS1oaXMtdGVudC1mN2E1ZjktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Soldier sitting inside his tent] during American Civil War")
[Soldier sitting inside his tent] during American Civil War
No. 325. Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Inflation of the balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter the Battle of Fair Oa...
No. 2350-A. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Prof. Lowe's military balloons near Gaines Mill, Va. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Fort Burnham, Virginia, vicinity. Camp of the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry...
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
Deep Bottom, Virginia, vicinity. Transport Linda of Philadelphia and a...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More
Savage Station, Virginia Field hospital after the battle of June 27
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of... More
Troops drawn up in Hollow Square to witness an execution
Stereograph showing Union troops in formation surrounding a scaffold near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 983. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to John Reekie, b... More
Contraband foreground. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.
Stereograph showing Capt. B.S. Brown (left); Lt. John P. Shaw, Co. F 2nd Regt. Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry (center); and Lt. Fry (right) with African American men and boy at Camp Brightwood, D.C.. No. 2062,... More
Burnside Bridge, Antietam, Sept., 1862 during American Civil War
Stereograph showing a partial view of a stone bridge over Antietam creek in Maryland. No. 608. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to Alexander Gardner, based... More
View on Rapidan River, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)
No. B54. Original negative at National Archives noted on card mount. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![Ordnance ya[rd], Morris Island, near Charleston, S.C.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvb3JkbmFuY2UteWFyZC1tb3JyaXMtaXNsYW5kLW5lYXItY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1zYy00YWFjMjAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/19/webp "Ordnance ya[rd], Morris Island, near Charleston, S.C.")
Ordnance ya[rd], Morris Island, near Charleston, S.C.
Stereograph showing an assortment of shells, mounted cannons, and other artillery at the Ordnance depot. Attributed to Samuel A. Cooley, based on LC-B811-3511. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (L... More
A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.
Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More
A battery of "Quaker Guns" - An old photo of a man standing on a boat
Stereograph showing two soldiers standing behind logs, or an imitation cannons, mounted on carts to form a mock battery erected by the 79th New York Volunteers at Seabrook Point, Port Royal Island, South Caroli... More
(Meat for the army) - A group of men standing in front of a tent
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"The home guard" White Mountain rangers
Stereograph shows a group of women kneeling and standing in formation, holding long pointed sticks or spears, forming a unit of "home guards". Attributed to Alexander Gardner based on stamp "A.G." on another c... More
General R.S. Foster's headquarters, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Soldiers outside of log cabins. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2317.
City Point, Virginia (vicinity). View on James River below City Point
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: James River, below City Point, Va. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-E. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Pri... More
Captain Beckwith's horse - Early photography, Public domain image
Photograph shows an African American man holding rein of horse at Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. No. 278. Civil War Photographs collection. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capti... More
Newsboy in camp, American Civil War Glass Negative.
No. 617. 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
Military telegraph construction corps during American Civil War
No. 4196. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 341". Illus. in: E468.7 .G2, Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. II, pl. 62... More
General Rawlin's horse taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia
Photograph incorrectly captioned as being taken at Cold Harbor, Virginia, which is not located near a significant river (Source: Tim Ford, November 2018). If the rest of the caption is correct, the boy is seate... More
Torpedo Station, James River, Virginia Prof. Maillefert and naval offi...
No. B423. 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
Church in camp of 50th New York Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virg...
Ten men in uniform and one in civilian clothes in front of log church with corps of Engineers emblem above portal. Photo from neg. by T.H. O'Sullivan. No. 4164. Civil War Collection (Library of Congress). This ... More
Petersburg, Virginia, vicinity. Johnson's Mill on the Appomattox near ...
Photograph from 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. : Libra... More
Bealeton, Virginia Sutler's tent at Army of the Potomac headquarters
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
Chattanooga, Tennessee (vicinity). Monument garden. American Civil War...
Caption from negative sleeve: Monument Garden, Chattanooga, Tenn. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2674B) and right (LC-B811-2674A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-E. Credit line: ... More
A Negro family coming into the Union lines
Photo shows African American men, women, and children seated in front of and inside a mule-drawn covered wagon. Artist Alfred Waud worked up a sketch from this photograph, probably made in his presence by David... More
"The hero of Gettysburg", Pennsylvania, 19th century stereoscope card.
Stereograph showing John L. Burns, veteran of the War of 1812, sitting in the rocking chair outside of his cottage, with gun and crutches nearby. Burns fought as a civilian at the Battle of Gettysburg with the ... More
Soldiers' winter quarters, Army of the Potomac. Inside the first line ...
Stereograph showing a group of Union soldiers standing in front of their quarters near City Point, Virginia. No. 2596, in War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History, 1861-1865. Prin... More
View on Lookout Mountain - An old photo of a rock in the woods
No. B633. 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
Bridge and block house on Orange and Alexandria R.R. near Bull Run, Vi...
No. 4795. 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
![[Boats docked at the shore of a river in a wooded area]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvYm9hdHMtZG9ja2VkLWF0LXRoZS1zaG9yZS1vZi1hLXJpdmVyLWluLWEtd29vZGVkLWFyZWEtYjExZTYwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Boats docked at the shore of a river in a wooded area]")
[Boats docked at the shore of a river in a wooded area]
Title devised by library staff. Purchase; L.C. Handy, Washington, D.C.; 1905 Nov. 25; (DLC/PP-1905: 42760A)
Civil war glass negatives and related prints - Harris and Ewing, Washi...
A black and white photo of a group of people in front of a house, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architec... More
Aiken's Landing, Virginia (vicinity). Negro group at Aiken's farm
Caption from negative sleeve: Negro Children, Aikens Farm, James River, Va. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-B. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divis... More
Abandoned camp of 9th Army Corps near Falmouth, Virginia, February, 18...
No. B416. 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
A camp in front of Petersburg, Virginia August, 1864
No. 152. Note on verso: Half of original negative is missing. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller,... More
Antietam, Maryland. Forge scene at General McClellan's headquarters
Stereo filed in LOT 4172. Caption from negative sleeve: Forge scene at Gen. McClellan's headquarters, Antietam. Sept. 22, 1862. Two plates form left (LC-B811-587B) and right (LC-B811-587A) halves of a stereogra... More
Camp of 35th New York Volunteers. (Jefferson County Regiment)
Caption from negative sleeve: Camp of 35th N.Y. Vol. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: N.Y. (1861-62). Two plates form left (LC-B811-2422B) and right (LC-B811-2422A) halves of a stereograph pair.... More
City Point, Virginia. Cattle for the Army of the Potomac
Caption from negative sleeve: Cattle for the Army of the Potomac. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2462B) and right (LC-B811-2462A) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in LOT 4172-C. Credit line: ... More
Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). Group of 13th New York heavy Artiller...
Caption from negative sleeve: 13th N.Y. Heavy Artillery, Winter Quarters, Petersburg, Va. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2495A) and right (LC-B811-2495B) halves of a stereograph pair. Corresponding print is in L... More
Culpeper, Virginia. Generals, John H.H. Ward, Gershon Mott and Colonel...
Caption from negative sleeve: Genl's J.H.H. Ward, Gershom Mott at Cols. Wm. R. Brewster [72nd N.Y.], John S. Austin and John E. Farnum [70th N.Y.] Oct. 1863; 2nd Div. 3rd Corps. Two plates form left (LC-B811-28... 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
Petersburg, Virginia Summer quarters during American Civil War
Photograph from 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. : Libra... More
Savage Station, Virginia Headquarters of General George B. McClellan o...
Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of... More
Professor Lowe's military balloon near Gaines Mill, Virginia
Inflation of the balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter the Battle of Fair Oaks; Lowe, not visible in this image, is standing to the right of the balloon. No. 2350. Inscribed on item: Copyright 1910 by Patriot Publis... More
Christian Commission, at White House, Virginia / Negative by Brady & C...
Stereograph shows Union troops and civilians surrounding an outdoor kitchen at the headquarters of the U.S. Christian Commission at White House Landing, Virginia. Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-2487B, ... More
Abandoned camp of 9th Army Corps near Falmouth, Virginia, February, 18...
No. B494. Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
A Sutler's Tent - 19th century Virginia.
Stereograph showing Johnson, the army storekeeper of the 2d Division, 9th Corps. standing outside of his tent. Inside, two men serve soldiers standing in line. No. 2448. Part of series: The War for the Union. P... More
"Hard Tack" - 19th century Virginia. Stereoscope card.
Stereograph showing Union Captain J. W. Forsyth, the Provost Marshall, sitting on crate of hardtack, a cracker like bread served to soldiers, at Aquia Creek, Virginia. Box says "50lbs. net. Army Bread from the ... More
Camp of the Negro Labor crew of the Q.M. Dept, Belle Plain, Virginia
No. 324. 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 an... More
Camp of companies C & D, 1st Massachusetts. Cavalry
No. 824. Alternate title and photographer 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. P... More
View on Hazel River, Virginia - A man riding a horse across a river
No. B294. Hand written on mount: "Welford's Ford". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 1, page 45". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Engineer Company camp - A group of men standing around a horse drawn w...
Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, pages 200 - 201". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.