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The honble. Horatio Gates, major general of the American forces

Print shows General Horatio Gates, full-length portrait, standing, wearing uniform, facing slightly right, holding scroll labeled "Articles of Capitulation." Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in Ameri... More

Maj. General George Sykes, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negati...

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Bassett's house, Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly quarters of Colonel God...

Title transcribed from handwritten text on verso. On verso: Butler, Bonsall & Co., Army Photographers, General Rousseau's Division. In album: [U.S. army officers and other persons of the Civil War period / John... More

Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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[Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Maj. General CSA]

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Bv't. Maj. General O. B. Willcox and staff

Photograph shows (left to right) Lieutenant Whiting, Michigan Volunteers; Captain Wells, Michigan Volunteers; Lieutenant Snyder, Third U. S. Infantry; Gen. Orlando B. Willcox; Colonel McElroy, Eighty-ninth New ... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]

Addressed to Mr. James W. Hensley, Salem, Illinois, Co. D. 111th Reg. Ill. Volunteer, care Capt. Foster; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

Bvt. Major General T. H. Neill and staff

No. B514. 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

Major General B. F. Butler and staff

No. 208. 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

[Maj. General Isaac R. Trimble, C.S.A.]

Photograph shows Confederate general Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (1802-1888), half-length portrait, facing front.

[Portrait of Capt. Quincy A. Gillmore, officer of the Federal Army (Ma...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Ambrose E. Burnside, officer of the Federal ...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Jefferson Davis, officer of the Federal Army...

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[Portrait of Brig. General John Gibbon, officer of the Federal Army (M...

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[Portrait of Maj. General George Stoneman, officer of the Federal Army...

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[Portrait of Brig. General John M. Brannan (Maj. General from Jan. 23,...

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Lookout. Mt. from the west. Captured No 23 1863 by Maj Gen Hooker & th...

Naive (self-taught) landscape of tree-covered hills, with Lookout Mountain and outline of flag atop it in background. Signed lower left: G.H. Blakeslee T.E. Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed below title: A... More

[Portrait of Maj. General (as of Apr. 15, 1865) George A. Custer, offi...

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Major General George B. M'Clellan / J.E. Baker ; lithographed & publis...

Half-length portrait, facing left. No. 15. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), Charleston Harbor, S.C., April...

Stereograph showing spectators surrounding Generals Robert Anderson and Quincy A. Gillmore at the flag raising ceremony in Fort Sumter on the occasion of the anniversary of Major General Anderson's surrender fo... More

Maj. General Sherman and staff. This view was taken in the trenches be...

Stereograph showing Major General William T. Sherman, center, leaning on the breach of a cannon, with his staff at Federal Fort No. 7 near Atlanta, Georgia.

[Portrait of Maj. General Alfred Pleasonton, officer of the Federal Ar...

Standing: 1. Lt. Ira W. Trask, 8th Ill. Cav. 2. Lt. George W. Yates, 4th Mich. Inf. 3. Lt. James F. Wade, 6th U.S. Cav. 4. Lt. Henry Baker, 5th U.S. Cav. 5. Lt. Leicester Walker, 5th U.S. Cav. 6. Capt. Ch... More

Gen'l (i.e. General) Saxton's residence, Beaufort, S.C.

Photograph shows a street view of the residence and headquarters of Union Major General Rufus Saxton at the Whitehall ferry landing during the Union occupation of Beaufort. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/... More

Surrender of Cornwallis: at York-Town Va. Oct. 1781

Print shows Major General O'Hara, surrounded by French and American soldiers handing his sword in surrender to General Lincoln. Reference copy in LOT 4412 JJ. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by... More

[Portrait of Brig. General John A. Rawlins, officer of the Federal Arm...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Alfred T. A. Torbert, officer of the Federal...

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[Portrait of Brig. General Israel B. Richardson, officer of the Federa...

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[Major General George Armstrong Custer of 2nd Regular Army Cavalry Reg...

Hoxie Collection. 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 ... More

Horatio Gates Esqr., major general of the American forces, British Car...

Print shows Horatio Gates, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, standing at table in tent, with tents and a flag with horizontal stripes in the background. Catalogue of prints and drawi... More

Maj. General Gordon Granger, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Nega...

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Maj. General William T. Sherman, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Maj. General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, American Civil War Photograph, ...

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Maj. General Robert C. Schenck, American Civil War Photograph, Glass N...

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Maj. General W.S. Harney, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negativ...

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Maj. General Judson Kilpatrick, American Civil War Photograph, Glass N...

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Bv't. Maj. General I.H. Duval. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. No. 8237. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Generals of the Cavalry Corps.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Portrait photograph shows from left, Major General Philip Sheridan, Col. James William Forsyth, Chief of Staff Merritt, Brig. General Thomas C. Devin, Major General George Armstrong Custer. Hand written on ver... More

Maj. General Thomas / A.S. Morse, photographer, Dep't. of the Cumberla...

Photograph shows portrait of Major General George Henry Thomas, known as the "Rock of Chickamauga." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

Major General G. K. Warren and staff

No. B52. 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

U.S. Grant, Lt. General U.S.A.. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows signed portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in the uniform of a Major General. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Heritage Auctions, December 2014. Forms part of: Liljenqui... More

Brig.-General Lucius J. Gartrell; Brig.-General Dudley M. DuBose; Brig...

Head-and-shoulders portraits of ten Confederate leaders. Illus. in: Confederate military history / ... edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. Atlanta, Ga. : Confederate Publishing Company, 1899, vol. 6, o... More

[Portrait of Maj. General George G. Meade, officer of the Federal Army...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Cadmus M. Wilcox, officer of the Confederate...

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Major general John Sullivan, a distinguish'd officer in the Continenti...

Print shows John Sullivan, three-quarter length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing right, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip. [Page or plate] 92. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Catal... More

General G. K. Warren, Commander of the Fifth Corps.

Stereograph showing a head and shoulders portrait of Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren, in an oval cropping, facing right. No. 1757. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-18... More

[Portrait of Maj. General Darius Nash Couch, officer of the Federal Ar...

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[Washington, D.C. Maj. General Horatio G. Wright, staff and units of 9...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the grand review of the Army, May, 1865.

[Portrait of Maj. General George G. Meade, officer of the Federal Army...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]

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[Portrait of Maj. General Frank P. Blair, officer of the Federal Army]

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[Portrait of Maj. General George H. Thomas, officer of the Federal Arm...

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[Portrait of Maj. General David Hunter, officer of the Federal Army]

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Maj. General Sherman and staff. This view was taken in the trenches be...

Stereograph showing Major General William T. Sherman, center, leaning on the breach of a cannon, with his staff at Federal Fort No. 7 near Atlanta, Georgia.

[Portrait of Maj. General Edward M. McCook, officer of the Federal Arm...

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Gen'l (i.e. General) Joe Hooker on horse, Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg...

Photograph shows a portrait of Major general Joseph Hooker in uniform seated on a horse in front of a tent in Petersburg, Virginia. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Photographer and publicati... More

Maj. General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, American Civil War Photograph, ...

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Maj. General Lowell Harrison Rousseau, American Civil War Photograph, ...

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Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Major General Benj. F. Butler - An old photo of a man sitting in a cha...

No. B28. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 10, page 175". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Bv't. Maj. General J.F. Miller / engd. by A.H. Ritchie.

John Franklin Miller, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 5155.

Major General G. B. McClellan and staff

No. 5051. 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

Bvt. Maj. General G.H. Chapman. American Civil War 1861-1865.

George H. Chapman, half-length portrait, seated, facing right; full-length portrait, seated in front of tent, facing left; full-length portrait, seated in front of tent, facing left, with six other soldiers.

Gen'l Joseph Hooker. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photo shows Major-General Joseph Hooker, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left, holding hat by his side in right hand, left hand behind back, wearing military uniform. Entered according to the a... More

Major General A.A. Humphreys & staff. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows Major General A.A. Humphreys, seated, and staff posed in front of a tent.

Major General James H. Wilson and staff, City Point, Virginia, July 18...

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 and salt, w... More

Statue of Major General George Gordan [sic] Meade, Gettysburg, Pennsyl...

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Maj. General Israel Putnam. "He dared to lead where any dared to follo...

Print shows Major General Israel Putnam, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing military uniform, with right arm resting on the barrel of a cannon, holding hat. 210 U.S. Copyright Office. Entere... More

[Portrait of Maj. General Samuel P. Heintzelman, officer of the Federa...

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Maj. General Sherman and staff This view was taken in the trenches bef...

Stereograph shows Sherman standing with officers next to cannon before siege of Atlanta in 1864. From the studio of Mathew Brady. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. acquired the negatives in exchange for photographic sup... More

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., erected by Maj. General M.C. Meigs

Photograph shows pedestrians on a tubular bridge supporting water pipes in Georgetown. No. 245. Alternate title from Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a prefac... More

[Portrait of Maj. General John Newton, officer of the Federal Army]

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[Portrait of Maj. General Daniel Butterfield, officer of the Federal A...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Joseph A. Mower, officer of the Federal Army...

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[Portrait of Maj. General Henry W. Halleck, officer of the Federal Arm...

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Major General J. H. Wilson. American Civil War 1861-1865.

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

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

[Portrait of Brig. General Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster-General,...

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A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade un...

Major General Nelson Miles, commander of American ground forces sent to Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, led about twenty thousand men in a three-pronged campaign that began in Guanica and was to co... More

Charles Lee Esq'r. - major general of the Continental-Army in America ...

Print shows Charles Lee, full-length portrait, facing right, seated on horse, holding sword, with troops in the background. Includes verse in German and French. Published in: The American Revolution in drawing... More

Major General George B. M'Clellan / J.E. Baker ; lithographed & publis...

Half-length portrait, facing left. No. 15. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portrait of Brig. General Nathan Kimball, officer of the Federal Army...

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The taking of the city of Washington in America

Print shows a view from the Potomac River, of Washington, D.C. under attack by British forces under Major General Ross, August 24, 1814. Paper has watermark on lower right corner: 1820. Published in: Eyes of t... More

[Portrait of Maj. General Franz Sigel, officer of the Federal Army]

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[Portrait of Maj. General Edward R. S. Canby, officer of the Federal A...

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[Portrait of Maj. General George B. McClellan, officer of the Federal ...

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[Portrait of Brig. General David McM. Gregg, officer of the Federal Ar...

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The honle. Horatio Gates, Esqr., major general in the American Army / ...

Print shows Horatio Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States, from its commencement to the e... More

Major general Baron Steuben / B.B.E., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows Baron von Steuben, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile; in oval. Illus. in: Portraits of generals, ministers, magistrates, members of Congress, and others, who have rendered themselves illust... More

Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Maj. General Jefferson C. Davis, American Civil War Photograph, Glass ...

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Maj. General Lovell Harrison Rousseau, American Civil War Photograph, ...

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Maj. General C.W. Sandford, N.Y.S.M., American Civil War Photograph, G...

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[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Major General George B. McClel...

Addressed to Mr. John Stiles, Linden, Genesee Co., N.Y.; postmarked at Batavia, N.Y. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

Bv't. Major General D. McM. [i.e. McMurtrie] Gregg and staff

No. B67. 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

Major General D. B. Birney and staff

No. 5128. 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

Plan of Fort Lyon on Eagle Hill above Alexandria, Va.

Shows a detailed drawing of Union Fort Lyon located on Eagle Hill in Fairfax County, Va. This fort was the headquarters for Major General Samuel Peter Heintzelman, U.S.A. NOTE: Researchers will be served a col... More

General Custer and General Pleasanton, Warrenton, Virginia, October 18...

Photograph shows Brigadier General George A. Custer and Major General Alfred Pleasonton seated together. No. 371. Photographer information from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery ... More

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