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Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed upper left: Half this sketch missing. Inscribed lower right: Generl [sic.] Bu[ford]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 632-633. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/... More

Grant telegraphing the news of the crossing of the river Rapidan--May 1864

Grant telegraphing the news of the crossing of the river Rapidan--May ...

Title inscribed above image. This drawing probably traced from Waud no. 432, with more background detail filled in. Gift; J.P. Morgan; 1919; (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.433). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing Germannia Ford

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing German...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grant telegraphing the news of the crossing of the river Rapidan--May 1864

Grant telegraphing the news of the crossing of the river Rapidan--May ...

Title inscribed above image. This drawing probably traced from Waud no. 432, with more background detail filled in. Gift; J.P. Morgan; 1919; (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.433). Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Sketch of Genl. Custer staff and prisoners

Sketch of Genl. Custer staff and prisoners

There is a self portrait on horse to right of center. Inscribed: Col. Sweitzer; Waud; Capt. Ash. Published in: Harper's Weekly, March 26, 1864, pp. 200-201, as part of the series: Scenes connected with General ... More

Ely's Ford. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Ely's Ford. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Wagons and cavalry fording river in foreground, while infantry cross pontoon bridge in background. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed upper left: Poplars. Inscribed lower left... More

View on Rapidan River, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

View on Rapidan River, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

No. B54. Original negative at National Archives noted on card mount. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864

Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864

Title inscribed below image. Very similar to Waud no. 433, which may have been traced from this drawing. References: Ray, plate 68. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.432) Reference print available in th... More

Butlers battery going into position

Butlers battery going into position

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 635. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.408) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings f... More

Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed upper left: Half this sketch missing. Inscribed lower right: Generl [sic.] Bu[ford]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 632-633. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/... More

[Signal officers watching the camps of General Lee's army on the south side of the Rapidan River, from the signal station on Poney Mountain] / E.F.

[Signal officers watching the camps of General Lee's army on the south...

"View from the top of signal station on Poney Mountain Officers watching the camps of Genl. Lee's army on the opposite of the Rapidan River" on mat. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.128) Forms part of:... More

[Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia Artillery crossing pontoon bridges]

[Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia Artillery crossing pontoon bri...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Grant's Wilderness Campaign, May-June 1864.

The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
[Signal officers watching the camps of General Lee's army on the south side of the Rapidan River, from the signal station on Poney Mountain] / E.F.

[Signal officers watching the camps of General Lee's army on the south...

"View from the top of signal station on Poney Mountain Officers watching the camps of Genl. Lee's army on the opposite of the Rapidan River" on mat. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.128) Forms part of:... More

Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863

Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863

Title inscribed on verso. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.569) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia Artillery crossing pontoon bridges]

[Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia Artillery crossing pontoon bri...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, Grant's Wilderness Campaign, May-June 1864.

Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864

Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864

Title inscribed below image. Very similar to Waud no. 433, which may have been traced from this drawing. References: Ray, plate 68. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.432) Reference print available in th... More

The Army of the Potomac. Somerville Ford on the Rapidan

The Army of the Potomac. Somerville Ford on the Rapidan

Image overdrawn with numbered qrid to guide engravers. Signed lower right: Sketched by Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: 69th Penn. Vol. Webbs brigade on picket. Inscribed right ... More

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, and road to Rapidan River

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, a...

Text on key to the drawing: May 3. (Drawing 61). The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road and road from Rapidan river to Chancellorsville. Sunday morning. (Key). 1. United States ford... More

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, and road to Rapidan River

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, a...

Text on key to the drawing: May 3. (Drawing 61). The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road and road from Rapidan river to Chancellorsville. Sunday morning. (Key). 1. United States ford... More

Butlers battery going into position

Butlers battery going into position

Signed lower right: ARW. Title inscribed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 635. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.408) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings f... More

View on Rapidan River, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

View on Rapidan River, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

No. B54. Original negative at National Archives noted on card mount. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[View of Battle of the Wilderness looking towards the Rapidan River]

[View of Battle of the Wilderness looking towards the Rapidan River]

Key included on mount. 1. Burnside's Corps; 2. Part of 1st Corps; 3. Fifth Corps; 4. Lacy House, headquarters of Genl. Warren; 5. Orange turnpike on which the battle commenced; 6. Confederate prisoners under gu... More

[Signal officers watching the camps of General Lee's army on the south side of the Rapidan River, from the signal station on Poney Mountain] / E.F.

[Signal officers watching the camps of General Lee's army on the south...

"View from the top of signal station on Poney Mountain Officers watching the camps of Genl. Lee's army on the opposite of the Rapidan River" on mat. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.128) Forms part of:... More

Signal corps on Rapidan River - A group of people sitting on top of a hill

Signal corps on Rapidan River - A group of people sitting on top of a ...

No. 397. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 8, p. 323". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Map of the field of operations in Virginia and Battle of Mine Run, during November 1863.

Map of the field of operations in Virginia and Battle of Mine Run, dur...

Includes areas of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va., where Meade approached the Rapidan River and the Mine Run Valley to try and push Lee's forces unsuccessfully back towards Richmond in the Mine Run Campaign o... More

[View of Battle of the Wilderness looking towards the Rapidan River]

[View of Battle of the Wilderness looking towards the Rapidan River]

Key included on mount. 1. Burnside's Corps; 2. Part of 1st Corps; 3. Fifth Corps; 4. Lacy House, headquarters of Genl. Warren; 5. Orange turnpike on which the battle commenced; 6. Confederate prisoners under gu... More

Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed upper left: Half this sketch missing. Inscribed lower right: Generl [sic.] Bu[ford]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 632-633. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/... More

[Sketch of a portion of Orange County, north and east of Orange showing the Rapidan River from Rapidan Station to Germanna Mills and the Plank Road to Robertson's Tavern at Trap].

[Sketch of a portion of Orange County, north and east of Orange showin...

Relief shown by hachures. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on an irregularly cut and torn piece of brown paper, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.)... More

Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863

Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863

Title inscribed on verso. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.569) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia Ford, where the troops under General Grant crossed, May 4, 1864

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia F...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Ely's Ford - Public domain  drawing

Ely's Ford - Public domain drawing

Wagons and cavalry fording river in foreground, while infantry cross pontoon bridge in background. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed upper left: Poplars. Inscribed lower left... More

Ely's Ford - Public domain scenic drawing

Ely's Ford - Public domain scenic drawing

Wagons and cavalry fording river in foreground, while infantry cross pontoon bridge in background. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed upper left: Poplars. Inscribed lower left... More

Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864

Grant writing telegram that the Army had crossed Rapidan 1864

Title inscribed below image. Very similar to Waud no. 433, which may have been traced from this drawing. References: Ray, plate 68. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.432) Reference print available in th... More

The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
American and Commercial Advertiser, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing Germannia Ford

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing German...

Title information from Grant and Lee / William Frassanito. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Caption from negative sleeve: Troops crossing at Germannia Ford, Rappahannock [sic] River, VA, May 4, 1864. Tw... More

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing Germannia Ford

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing German...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Sun, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Reconnoisance [sic] by Bufords Cavalry towards the Rapidan river

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed upper left: Half this sketch missing. Inscribed lower right: Generl [sic.] Bu[ford]. Published in: Harper's Weekly, October 3, 1863, p. 632-633. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/... More

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, and road to Rapidan River

The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road, a...

Text on key to the drawing: May 3. (Drawing 61). The battle of Chancellorsville. Scene at junction of U.S. ford road and road from Rapidan river to Chancellorsville. Sunday morning. (Key). 1. United States ford... More

American and Commercial Advertiser, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
How shall soldiers vote? - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

How shall soldiers vote? - Public domain broadside, Library of Congres...

At head of title: From "The Soldier's Friend," for August.

The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
Lt. Porter tries spherical case, and shell

Lt. Porter tries spherical case, and shell

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Sun, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
The Sun, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863

Old man dead on his porch near the Rapidan-- house burned--1863

Title inscribed on verso. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.569) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing Germannia Ford

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Grant's troops crossing German...

Title information from Grant and Lee / William Frassanito. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Caption from negative sleeve: Troops crossing at Germannia Ford, Rappahannock [sic] River, VA, May 4, 1864. Tw... More

American and Commercial Advertiser, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia Ford, where the troops under General Grant crossed, May 4, 1864

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia F...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
American and Commercial Advertiser, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.
Sketch of Genl. Custer staff and prisoners

Sketch of Genl. Custer staff and prisoners

There is a self portrait on horse to right of center. Inscribed: Col. Sweitzer; Waud; Capt. Ash. Published in: Harper's Weekly, March 26, 1864, pp. 200-201, as part of the series: Scenes connected with General ... More

The Army of the Potomac. Somerville Ford on the Rapidan

The Army of the Potomac. Somerville Ford on the Rapidan

Image overdrawn with numbered qrid to guide engravers. Signed lower right: Sketched by Alf. R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: 69th Penn. Vol. Webbs brigade on picket. Inscribed right ... More

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia Ford, where the troops under General Grant crossed, May 4, 1864

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia F...

Title information from Grant and Lee / William Frassanito. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Caption from negative sleeve: Ruins of bridge at Germannia Ford, where the troops crossed at under Gen. Grant,... More

The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
[Map of mineral lands in Culpepper County, Virginia, on the Rapidan River].

[Map of mineral lands in Culpepper County, Virginia, on the Rapidan Ri...

Relief shown by hachures. Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink, pencil (some col.), and watercolor, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H236 Available also through the Library of... More

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia Ford, where the troops under General Grant crossed, May 4, 1864

Germanna Ford, Rapidan River, Virginia. Ruins of bridge at Germannia F...

Title information from Grant and Lee / William Frassanito. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Caption from negative sleeve: Ruins of bridge at Germannia Ford, where the troops crossed at under Gen. Grant,... More

The Sun, [newspaper]. November 20, 1863.