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U.S. military post at the Cascades, May 1860

Photograph shows the guardhouse and other buildings at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range; mountains in the background. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission ... More

[Fort Burnham, formerly Confederate Fort Harrison, James River, Virgin...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2562. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Views of Fort Sumter from drawings

Photograph of drawing showing ruins of Fort Sumter from Charleston Harbor with a Confederate flag waving on the left. No. B698. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Fort Sumter, Charleston... More

Capture of Fort Henry by U.S. gun boats under the command of Flag Offi...

Print shows four Union ironclads in the foreground, identified as the "St. Louis", "Carondelet", "Cincinnati", and the "Essex", bombarding Confederate Fort Henry in the background; also shows two Confederate st... More

Ruins of light house, Morris Island, S.C.

Photograph shows observation tower built atop lighthouse ruins. Neg. no. B8184-10378.

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Print shows Union forces encamped near Chattanooga, with earthworks, artillery bunkers, tents, and soldiers. Includes numbered key with alphabetic subdivisions indicating the positions of the various Divisions.... More

The Army of the Cumberland in front of Chattanooga / J.G. 1863 ; lith....

Print shows Union forces encamped near Chattanooga, with earthworks, artillery bunkers, tents, and soldiers. Includes numbered key with alphabetic subdivisions indicating the positions of the various Divisions.... More

Morris Island, South Carolina. July or August 1863. Unidentified cam...

Photographed by Haas & Peale. LC-B8178-76. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Virginia / negativ...

Photograph showing a group of Zouaves standing in front of the Army of the Potomac headquarters at Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washin... More

Three first traverses on land end, Fort Fisher, N.C. / negative by T.H...

Photograph showing the Confederate fortifications at Fort Fisher, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More

A dead rebel soldier, as he lay in the trenches of "Fort Hell"

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Caption continues: This view was taken the morning after the storming of Petersburgh, Va., April 2d, 1865. Copyright 1865 by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.... More

Interior views of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C., April, 1865

Photograph shows debris at the parapet. No. 4388. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 120". Mounted with four other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

View of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), on the parapet, overlooking the ha...

Stereograph showing damaged gabions amid the fortifications on the parapet of Fort Sumter. Photographer Samuel Cooley sets up his camera in the distance. No. 3053. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photogr... More

Battle-field of Gettysburg - General Meade's headquarters on the Taney...

Tipton & Myers' stereoscopic views series. No. 557. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexandria, Virginia Battery Rodgers at Hunting Creek and the Potomac;...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Rappahannock Station, Virginia Federal encampment near railroad

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862, July-August 1862. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D... More

Carver Barracks, Washington, D.C., Landscape view print

Print shows a temporary barracks established by the Union Army during the Civil War.

District of Columbia. Maj. H.W. Sawyer and staff at Camp Stoneman

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Atlanta, Ga. Federal soldiers relaxing by guns of captured fort

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

Charleston, S.C. Palmetto reinforcements on the channel side of Fort S...

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More

Arlington, Virginia Interior view of Fort C.F. Smith, with gun crew of...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Petersburg, Virginia View of Fort Sedgwick

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. : Librar... More

Alexandria, Virginia Magazine in Battery Rodgers

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. N... More

Savannah, Ga., vicinity. Sherman's troops removing ammunition from For...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman at the sea, December 1864. After marching through Georgia for a month, Sherman stormed Fort McAllister on December 13, 1864 and captured Savan... More

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. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milh... More

O'Connor House, where Union officers were under fire, Charleston, S.C.

Photograph shows five men near all that remains of a building in front of the O'Connor house on Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina.

[Fort Brady, Virginia Three officers of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Arti...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Photograph of three officers, Company C, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

Atlanta, before being burnt: by order of Gen'l. Sherman, from the cupo...

Landmarks labeled under image. Source unknown. Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013.

[Brandy Station, Virginia, vicinity. Camp of 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry...

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

[Chattanooga, Tenn., vicinity. Blockhouse on the Nashville & Chattanoo...

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 mountai... More

Union picket line in front of the rebel Fort Mahone, called by the sol...

Stereograph showing three Union guards and other debris behind the gabion reinforced fortifications at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3201, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Uni... More

[Yorktown, Virginia Confederate sandbag fortifications] - 19th century...

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

Swamp Angel Battery near Charleston, S.C.

Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing around the cannon in a fortified battery. Date from record for LC-B811-3516. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative ... More

Residence, chief quartermaster, Third Army Corps, Brandy Station / neg...

Photograph showing the residence and business office of the Chief Quartermaster of the Third Army Corps with attendants. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More

Residence, chief quartermaster, Third Army Corps, Brandy Station / neg...

Photograph showing the residence and business office of the Chief Quartermaster of the Third Army Corps with attendants. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington... More

Convalescent camp, near Alexandria, Virginia during American Civil War

Photograph shows the entrance to a military hospital facility known as "Camp Misery". There are two types of ambulances and a family carriage in front of the building.

Sally-port of Fort Moultrie, Confederate States of America.

Stereograph showing a soldier standing guard at the entrance of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island. No. 354, part of series: War Views. Attributed to George N. Barnard in record for no. 43 in LOT 13461. Copyri... More

Charleston, South Carolina. Flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter. Awai...

Stereograph showing a crowd gathered on the ground and along the parapet for General Anderson's raising of the American flag that four years earlier the Confederates had compelled him to take down. Part of seri... More

[Petersburg, Virginia Chevaux-de-frise in front of Fort Sedgwick]

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

[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.

Soldiers' quarters in the Union Fort Rice adjoining Fort Sedgwick (for...

Stereograph showing soldiers' quarters in ruins inside Fort Rice near Petersburg, Virginia. No. 3196, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Imprinted on verso:... More

[Petersburg, Virginia Interior view of Confederate works]

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

[Petersburg, Virginia Interior view of Confederate works]

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

[District of Columbia. Sergeants of 3d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, ...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington.

Chesapeake Hospital, Fortress Monroe - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows Chesapeake Hospital, Hampton, Virginia. Attributed to George Stacy. Card number: "No. 228." Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of ... More

Soldier's Home, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

Print shows Dr. King's residence, the President's villa, the military governor's house, and the soldier's home, established in 1851 and later known as the Armed Forces Retirement Home. "During the Civil War, Pr... More

[Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior of the "Pulpit"; another view]

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Fort Fisher, N.C., January 1865.

[James River, Virginia Another Confederate gun emplacement at Howlett ...

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

[Arlington, Virginia Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corco...

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Shows group of twenty African American soldiers with musical instruments.

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

Rebel fort & line of works near Burgess Mills evacuated by the rebels ...

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed on verso under title: The 6th Corps flanked them out./ AR.W./ 2n Apr. 65,/ On my way to Petersburgh.[sic]. Inscribed on recto, indicating key Spots: Woods. Pines. Oaks. Pines... 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.

Changing base round to the James river on the Pamunkey. Rebel fortific...

Steamship ferrying wagons on river. Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: Put in more boats if you like. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.580) Forms part of: Mo... More

Lt. General Grant's Head Quarters, City Point, Virginia May 29, 1865

Stereograph showing a row of smaller quarters in front of General U. S. Grant's headquarters in City Point, Virginia. No. 3331, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic His... More

[Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View of Battery Chatfield Morr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Fair Oaks, Virginia, vicinity. Fort Richardson and adjacent encampmen...

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

View of Charleston S.C. from Fort Wagner, Morris Isla

Flag view across harbor, toward city and waterfront. Confederate flags flying over docks, and fortress at right. Title inscribed below image. Transfer, Map Division.

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Theodore Roosevelt Island, Potomac River, Washington, District of Colu...

See also HABS DC-28 for additional documentation, includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER VA-87, includes written data. Significance: Theodore Roosevelt Island's primary significance res... More

Breastworks and "Cheavaux de Frise" in the Rebel Fort Mahone, called b...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing on the log fortified parapet at Fort Mahone, Petersburg, Va. Lt. John B. Krepps, 2nd Penn. Heavy Artillery, 112th Regiment, Battery K is fourth from left. Part of se... More

[Yorktown, Virginia Confederate fortifications, with large gun]

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

Outside view, Fort Sumter, Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a group of men amidst the ruins and damaged artillery on exterior of Fort Sumter. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.

Colonel Butterfields headquarters, Camp Anderson D[C]

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed on verso: long table in middle covered with black cloth - flowers in tumblers papers books, E[t]c. wooden settees all round apartment Reg flags in middle bedroom on left offi... More

The Sally-port and draw-bridge - A black and white photo of a group of...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers standing on the drawbridge at the gate of Fort Slemmer in Washington, D.C. A mounted cannon is in the background. No. 2318. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographi... More

Northeast view of Battery no. 1, at Farnhold's house, York River, moun...

Stereograph showing soldiers walking through the fortifications in the battery. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper s... More

Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Morris Island

Stereograph showing the interior and parapet of Fort Sumter with gabions used as reinforcements in bombproof construction. No. 343, part of series: War Views. Copyright 1865 by John P. Soule. Attributed to Geo... More